The Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi is the superior court of record that the Constitution of Malawi establishes, and it is the highest appellate court, with jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court and from such other courts and tribunals as an Act of Parliament prescribes. No court of superior or concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Court of Appeal or the High Court may be established. Its Justices are the Chief Justice and such number of other Justices of Appeal, not fewer than three, as an Act of Parliament prescribes. When it determines any matter other than an interlocutory one, it sits with an uneven number of Justices of Appeal, not fewer than three. The Constitution provides that there shall be a Supreme Court of Appeal for Malawi, and it gives the court such jurisdiction and powers as the Constitution or any other law confers on it.
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Although the seat of the Court is in Blantyre, it does conduct court assizes in locations of Lilongwe and Mzuzu to enhance the accessibility of justice to the public.
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In addition to being Malawi's highest appellate court, the Supreme Court of Appeal performs a unique function.
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In addition to being Malawi's highest appellate court, the Supreme Court of Appeal performs a unique function.
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There shall be a Supreme Court of Appeal for Malawi, which shall be a superior court of record and shall have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or by any other law.
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mixed system of English common law and customary law
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Mzikamanda chaired the board of the Women Judges Association of Malawi in 2017, while serving as a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal.
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