The Court of Appeal of Jamaica is recorded in the World Factbook archive among the highest courts of Jamaica, listed there as Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges). On how its judges are chosen the archive states: chief justice of the Supreme Court and president of the Court of Appeal appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister; The country legal system is described there as common law system based on the English model. 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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Source CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal systemGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in JamaicaQuote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Jamaica
Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges)
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1. CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal system
CIA World FactbookGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s)
Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges)
Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), national court
Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges)
Government, judicial branch, judge selection and term of office
chief justice of the Supreme Court and president of the Court of Appeal appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister;
Government, legal system
common law system based on the English model
In Category: Courts, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), courts of Jamaica
Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges)
In Legal System: Law of Jamaica, Government, legal system, legal system of Jamaica
common law system based on the English model
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