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The Supreme Court is granted original jurisdiction over constitutional questions, cases in which the country is a party, and for cases where ministers or ambassadors are involved by the Constitution of Liberia. [1]
The Constitution of Liberia is the supreme law of the Republic of Liberia. The current constitution, which came into force on 6 January 1986, replaced the Liberian Constitution of 1847 , which had been in force since the independence of Liberia.
Article 54(c) of the Constitution stipulates that the chief justice is appointed by the president of Liberia and confirmed by the Senate. Per Article 68, eligibility for the position of chief justice requires that the candidate: Be a citizen of Liberia; Be of good moral character; Have been a counselor of the Supreme Court Bar for at least five ...
Liberia's House of Representatives has been beset by a power struggle, in which a faction of lawmakers claims to have removed and replaced Koffa as speaker. ... A Supreme Court ruling has failed ...
In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that so long as the country could not afford to hold municipal elections, the president could appoint mayors in consultation with local leaders. However, the Court ruled that once it was financially able, the National Elections Commission would be required to hold elections for municipal positions. [5]
Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian judge and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and was nominated on August 23, 2022. [1] She began to serve after the retirement of former chief justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.
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In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled in Alvin Teage Jalloh v Olubanke King-Akerele that automatically depriving a citizen of Liberian status because they had acquired dual nationality was unconstitutional as Section 22.2 of the Aliens and Nationality Law abridged constitutional protections for Due process.