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High Court usually refers to the superior court of a country or state. In some countries it is the highest court (eg Australia) and in others it is lower in the hierarchy of courts (eg. in England & Wales).

Articles on High Courts of various countries (alphabetical by country):
The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments
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The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of a High Court division and an Appellate division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
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Bhutan

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Politics of Bhutan


  • King
  • Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
  • Council of Ministers
  • (Caretaker) Prime Minister

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The Court of High Commission was the supreme ecclesiastic court in England. It was instituted by the crown during the Reformation and finally dissolved by parliament in 1641.
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The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts established by of the Constitution, the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Constitution empowers Parliament to create other courts; these are subordinate to the High Court, which is authorized to oversee
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High Court (Traditional Chinese: 高等法院) in Hong Kong consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance. It deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts.
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High Courts at the top of the hiearchy in each State. These courts have jurisdiction over a state, a union territory or a group of states and union territories. Below the High Courts are a hierarchy of subordinate courts such as the civil courts, family courts, criminal courts and
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The High Court (Irish: An Ard-Chúirt) of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases, and also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court.
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Israel

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Politics of Israel


  • Basic Laws
  • Jerusalem Law
  • Law of Return
  • President of Israel
  • Shimon Peres

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Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states, but judicial power in the federation is almost exclusively vested in a federal court system.

History


Malaysia

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High Court (also known as the Supreme Court), located between Mahabandoola Garden Street and Pansodan Street in Kyauktada Township, downtown Yangon, is the highest appeals court in Myanmar.
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New Zealand

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Politics of New Zealand



  • Constitution

  • Executive
  • Sovereign
  • Queen Elizabeth II

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Pakistan

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Pakistan




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  • Government
  • President
  • Pervez Musharraf

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Romania

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Politics of Romania


  • Constitution
  • President
  • Traian Băsescu
  • Government

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Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states, but judicial power in the federation is almost exclusively vested in a federal court system.

History


Malaysia

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Politics of Malaysia



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Singapore

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Politics of Singapore


Constitution
Legislative
  • President: Sellapan Ramanathan
  • Parliament
  • Constituencies

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South Africa

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South Africa



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  • Government

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Her Majesty's High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the
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The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court of Scotland.

The High Court is both a court of first instance and also a court of appeal. As a court of first instance, the High Court sits mainly in Parliament House (or in the former Sheriff Court
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Constitutional law is the study of foundational or basic laws of nation states and other political organizations. Constitutions are the framework for government and may limit or define the authority and procedure of political bodies to execute new laws and regulations.
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Administrative law (or regulatory law) is the body of law that arises from the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda.
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Criminal law
Part of the common law series
Elements of crimes
Actus reus  · Causation  · Concurrence
Mens rea  · Intention (general)
Intention in English law  · Recklessness
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Contract Law
Part of the common law series
Contract
Contract formation
Offer and acceptance  · Mailbox rule
Mirror image rule  · Invitation to treat
Firm offer  · Consideration
Defenses against formation
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Tort law
Part of the common law series
Negligence
Duty of care  · Standard of care
Proximate cause  · Res ipsa loquitur
Calculus of negligence  · Eggshell skull
Negligent emotional distress
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Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift  · Adverse possession  · Deed
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Alienation  · Bailment  · License
Estates in land
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The Law of Wills, Trusts and Inheritance
Part of the common law series
Wills
Wills  · Holographic will
Joint wills and mutual wills  · Will contract
Codicils
Parts of a Will
Attestation clause  · Residuary clause
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Equity is the name given to the set of legal principles, in countries following the English common law tradition (see English law), which supplement strict rules of law where their application would operate harshly, so as to achieve what is sometimes referred to as "natural justice.
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Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of states and international organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also affects multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond domestic legal interpretation and enforcement.
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Conflict of laws, private international law, international private law, or international law (private), in common law systems, is that branch of international law and intranational interstate law that regulates all lawsuits involving a "foreign" law
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Supranational law is a form of international law, based on the limitation of the rights of sovereign nations between one another. It contrasts to public international law, which involves the United Nations, the Geneva conventions, or the law of the sea because nations expressly
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