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Supreme Court of Yemen

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The Supreme Court of Yemen is recorded in the World Factbook archive among the highest courts of Yemen, listed there as Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges. On how its judges are chosen the archive states: judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council, which is chaired by the president of the republic and includes 10 high-ranking judicial officers; The country legal system is described there as mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary 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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Law of Yemen, Legal Systems
Source World Factbook archive, Yemen profile
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Source World Factbook archive, Yemen profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Yemen
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Yemen
Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges
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1. World Factbook archive, Yemen profile
  • Government, judicial branch, highest court(s)
    Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges
  • Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), national court
    Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges
  • Government, judicial branch, judge selection and term of office
    judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council, which is chaired by the president of the republic and includes 10 high-ranking judicial officers;
  • Government, legal system
    mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law
  • In Category: Courts, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), courts of Yemen
    Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges
  • In Legal System: Law of Yemen, Government, legal system, legal system of Yemen
    mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law
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Wikidata: Supreme Court of Yemen
Wikidata Q12192498, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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