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Court of Appeal of Lesotho

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The Court of Appeal of Lesotho is recorded in the World Factbook archive among the highest courts of Lesotho, listed there as Court of Appeal (consists of the court president. On how its judges are chosen the archive states: Court of Appeal president and High Court chief justice appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; The country legal system is described there as mixed system of English common law and Roman-Dutch 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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Source Michael Ramodibedi (Wikipedia)
Source Newton Ogilvie Thompson (Wikipedia)

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Source World Factbook archive, Lesotho profile
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Source World Factbook archive, Lesotho profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Lesotho
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Lesotho
Court of Appeal (consists of the court president
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1. World Factbook archive, Lesotho profile
  • Government, judicial branch, highest court(s)
    Court of Appeal (consists of the court president
  • Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), national court
    Court of Appeal (consists of the court president
  • Government, judicial branch, judge selection and term of office
    Court of Appeal president and High Court chief justice appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister;
  • Government, legal system
    mixed system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law
  • In Category: Courts, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), courts of Lesotho
    Court of Appeal (consists of the court president
  • In Legal System: Law of Lesotho, Government, legal system, legal system of Lesotho
    mixed system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law
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Michael Ramodibedi (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Michael Ramodibedi, Career section
Quote, Has Member: Michael Ramodibedi, Career section
He joined the Court of Appeal of Lesotho as an acting judge in 2000 and a permanent judge in 2002.
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Newton Ogilvie Thompson (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Newton Ogilvie Thompson, Later career
Quote, Has Member: Newton Ogilvie Thompson, Later career
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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