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Together with a number of tribunals, Bermuda has a three-tier court system: Magistrates Court, with a mainly criminal jurisdiction; Supreme Court, with a civil and criminal jurisdiction, covers the roles of the English Crown Court, County Court and High Court. Among others, this includes the Commercial Court. [1] [2] Court of Appeal has ...
The Supreme Court also deals with trials on indictment (that is, the most serious criminal matters). The Supreme Court can judicially review government action in accordance with the principles of Administrative Law and entertain petitions that laws or public acts are contrary to the Constitution of Bermuda. It also has appellate jurisdiction on ...
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Established in 1698, the Attorney-General's Chambers of Bermuda is the main legal advisor to the federal government and makes laws accessible to the public. From 1698-1999, the Attorney-General was also the main prosecutor in all criminal matters that pertained to the Bermuda courts.
The chief justice of Bermuda is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda. Chief justices. Larry Mussenden; 2018–present Narinder Hargun [1]
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
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A constitution was introduced which made Bermuda's parliamentary system more like the Westminster system. Political parties were legalised, and the system of a responsible government, from which a Premier and Cabinet Ministers were drawn from the parliament was adopted. The Senate was created to perform a function akin to that of the House of ...