High Court of Justice

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The High Court of Justice is a superior court of record in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that handles serious civil and criminal cases and interprets the nation’s laws and constitution.

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High Court of Justice canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
superior court of record ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
appealsFrom Magistrates’ Courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
appealsTo Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
canIssue declarations ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ
prerogative writs ⓘ
constitutionalRole guardian of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
enforces laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
function hearing constitutional motions ⓘ
hearing serious indictable offences ⓘ
hearing substantial civil claims ⓘ
interpretation of national laws ⓘ
interpretation of the constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
judicial review of executive actions ⓘ
governsArea civil law in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
criminal law in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
handlesCaseType serious civil cases ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Magistrates’ Courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
hasPower to award damages in civil cases ⓘ
to impose sentences in serious criminal cases ⓘ
to strike down unconstitutional laws ⓘ
hears jury trials in certain criminal cases ⓘ
non-jury trials in civil cases ⓘ
interprets Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
jurisdictionType constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ
original jurisdiction in serious civil matters ⓘ
original jurisdiction in serious criminal matters ⓘ
languageOfCourt English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
partOf Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
partOfBranch judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
records proceedings as a court of record ⓘ
typeOfCourt superior court ⓘ

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