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The Supreme Court of Mauritius is the highest court of Mauritius and the final court of appeal in the Mauritian judicial system. It was established in its current form in 1850, replacing the Cour d'Appel established in 1808 during the French administration [1] and has a permanent seat in Port Louis. There is a right of appeal from the Supreme ...
The Constitution of Mauritius is the supreme legal document of the country. The final appeal from decisions of the Court of Appeal of Mauritius to the Judicial Committee of the Privy council in London as provided for under the Constitution of Mauritius. [1] [2] As of 2014, a total of 8,594 cases were pending before the Supreme Court of Mauritius.
e. The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius (French: La Constitution de Maurice) is the supreme law of Mauritius, according to Chapter I, Section 2 of the constitution, if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. The current Constitution was adopted in 1968.
The head of the Government is the Prime Minister of Mauritius, who manages the main agenda of the Government and direct the ministers. The 2015 Ibrahim Index of African Governance ranked Mauritius first in good governance. [1] According to the 2015 Democracy Index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy ...
Politics of Mauritius (French: Politique à Maurice) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius, namely the legislative, the executive and the Judiciary, is embedded in the Constitution of Mauritius. Being a Westminster system of government ...
t. e. The List of Constitutional offices of Mauritius [1] are the offices that are regulated by the constitution of the republic as being legal public offices that have been occupied since 1968. These are known as the key positions in the political jargon. As Mauritius follows the British constitutional system, some offices are not regulated by ...
Ministry of Justice (Mauritius) The Attorney General's Office, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional Reforms of Mauritius provides legal and legislative drafting services to the government of Mauritius. The Attorney General's Office interacts with the Legislature (National Assembly), Judiciary (Courts) and the Executive ...
v. t. e. Constituencies of Mauritius are the electoral boundaries within the Republic of Mauritius. They are also commonly referred to as Circonscriptions amongst the locals. The country follows the Westminster system and elects 60 members of parliament for a term of 5 years. There are in all 21 Constituencies [1] in the republic, each of them ...