judicial branch of Liberia

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The judicial branch of Liberia is the independent arm of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law, headed by the Supreme Court and structured under the country’s constitution.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch ⓘ
aimsTo provide fair and impartial justice ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Liberia ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesRequires consent of the Liberian Senate ⓘ
canDeclare laws unconstitutional in Liberia ⓘ
characteristic independent ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
constitutionalRole interpretation of the Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
country Liberia ⓘ
ensures protection of rights under the Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
rule of law in Liberia ⓘ
guaranteedBy Article III of the Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
hasBudgetApprovedBy legislative branch of Liberia ⓘ
hasJurisdiction civil cases in Liberia ⓘ
constitutional disputes in Liberia ⓘ
criminal cases in Liberia ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Liberia ⓘ
headOfBranch Supreme Court of Liberia ⓘ
highestCourt Supreme Court of Liberia ⓘ
historicalInfluence Anglo-American common law tradition ⓘ
United States legal system ⓘ
linked to: United States law
includesCourt Supreme Court of Liberia ⓘ
circuit courts of Liberia ⓘ
magisterial courts of Liberia ⓘ
specialized courts of Liberia ⓘ
isAccountableTo Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystemType mixed legal system of common law and customary law ⓘ
locationOfHighestCourt Monrovia ⓘ
overseenBy Judicial Branch Administrative Office of Liberia ⓘ
oversees administration of justice in Liberia ⓘ
partOf Government of Liberia ⓘ
protects fundamental rights and freedoms in Liberia ⓘ
recognizes customary courts in rural areas of Liberia ⓘ
responsibility application of laws ⓘ
interpretation of laws ⓘ
separationOfPowersWith executive branch of Liberia ⓘ
legislative branch of Liberia ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Liberia and statutory law ⓘ
supervises lower courts of Liberia ⓘ
supremeCourtComposition Chief Justice and four associate justices ⓘ
termOfSupremeCourtJustices tenure during good behavior ⓘ
worksWith Liberian National Bar Association ⓘ

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Constitution of Liberia → defines → judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
Government of Liberia → hasBranch → Judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Government of Liberia → judicialBody → Judiciary of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Supreme Court of Liberia → branchOf → Judiciary of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Supreme Court of Liberia → governmentBranch → judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
judicial branch of Liberia → overseenBy → Judicial Branch Administrative Office of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Executive branch of Liberia → coequalWith → Judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Chief Justice of Liberia → partOf → Judiciary of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Chief Justice of Liberia → branchOfGovernment → judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
Chief Justice of Liberia → overseesBody → Judicial Branch of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia
Ministry of Justice of Liberia → worksWith → Judiciary of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Liberia