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South Africa is divided into approximately 350 magisterial districts; each district is served by a district magistrate's court. In criminal cases, district courts have jurisdiction over all crimes except treason, murder and rape, and can impose a sentence of no more than three years imprisonment and a fine of no more than R120,000. [2]
The Courts Martial is a military court with jurisdiction over matters involving members of the Kenya Defense Forces. [3] Established by the Small Claims Court Act 2 of 2016 as a subordinate Court, [4] the Small Claims Court adjudicates claims not exceeding one million shillings. The court has jurisdiction to hear and determine civil claims ...
The substantive civil law is based on the French Civil Code. Otherwise, the criminal law and court procedure are based on the English common law. See Seychelles Legal Environment. South Africa: An amalgam of Roman-Dutch civil law and English common law, as well as Customary Law. Sri Lanka
The magistrates' courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa.They are the courts of first instance for most criminal cases except for the most serious crimes, and for civil cases where the value of the claim is below a fixed monetary limit.
The court has jurisdiction over criminal matters and derives its powers from the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap.75 of the Laws of Kenya) or any other written Law. This court also has jurisdiction to hear and determine matters arising from traffic offenses as provided for by the Traffic Act, Cap. 403 of the Laws of Kenya. [3] The court also ...
The High Court of Kenya is established under Article 165 of the constitution of Kenya. It has supervisory jurisdiction over all other subordinate courts and any other persons, body or authority exercising a judicial or quasi-judicial function. The judges responsible elect one of them to act as the topmost principal judge in the court system.
Map of the areas of jurisdiction of High Court divisions and seats. The Superior Courts Act, 2013, divides the High Court into nine divisions, one for each province.Some divisions have multiple seats of the court; the main seat has jurisdiction over the whole province, while the local seats have concurrent jurisdiction over some part of the province.
The Judiciary Agency overview Formed 1909 Constitution - 1909 ; 116 years ago (1909) 1996 Constitution - 1996 ; 29 years ago (1996) Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand Agency executive Mandisa Maya, Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa Key documents Chapter 8 of the Constitution Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 Website judiciary ...