The Court of Appeal of Botswana is recorded in the World Factbook archive among the highest courts of Botswana, listed there as Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament). On how its judges are chosen the archive states: Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president and other judges appointed by the president upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission; The country legal system is described there as mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model, including customary and common law. This entry records the court from that national profile alone, and its statute, seat and founding date are not stated in the archive.
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Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)
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1. World Factbook archive, Botswana profile
Government, judicial branch, highest court(s)
Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)
Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), national court
Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)
Government, judicial branch, judge selection and term of office
Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president and other judges appointed by the president upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission;
Government, legal system
mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model, including customary and common law
In Category: Courts, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), courts of Botswana
Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)
In Legal System: Law of Botswana, Government, legal system, legal system of Botswana
mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model, including customary and common law
View the SourceNewton Ogilvie Thompson (Wikipedia)
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After leaving the Appellate Division, Thompson served on the Court of Appeal of Botswana, that country's highest court, and on those of Lesotho and Swaziland.
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