Supreme Court of Seychelles

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The Supreme Court of Seychelles is the country’s highest trial court and a key component of its judiciary, responsible for major civil and criminal cases and constitutional matters.

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Label Occurrences
Supreme Court of Seychelles canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
superior court of record ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of Seychelles ⓘ
common law principles ⓘ
equitable principles ⓘ
statutes of Seychelles ⓘ
buildingType courthouse ⓘ
canHear appeals from lower courts in Seychelles ⓘ
canIssue declarations ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ
writs ⓘ
country Seychelles ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Seychelles ⓘ
handles constitutional matters ⓘ
major civil cases ⓘ
major criminal cases ⓘ
hasAuthority nationwide ⓘ
hasFunction adjudication of high-value civil disputes ⓘ
adjudication of serious criminal offences ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Seychelles ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil law matters ⓘ
constitutional law matters ⓘ
criminal law matters ⓘ
hasPosition Chief Justice of Seychelles ⓘ
hasSeat Victoria ⓘ
hearsCasesAtFirstInstance serious criminal cases ⓘ
substantial civil claims ⓘ
jurisdiction Seychelles ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Seychellois Creole ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system ⓘ
legalSystemInfluence English common law ⓘ
French civil law ⓘ
Seychellois statutory law ⓘ
levelInJudiciary superior court ⓘ
locatedIn Mahé ⓘ
Seychelles ⓘ
Victoria, Mahé ⓘ
overseenBy Chief Justice of Seychelles ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of Seychelles ⓘ
partOfBranch judicial branch of Seychelles ⓘ
regionServed Republic of Seychelles ⓘ
linked to: Seychelles
role component of the Judiciary of Seychelles ⓘ
highest trial court in Seychelles ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Seychelles ⓘ