Rights
1993 Constitution with a Constitutional Court and a Court of Appeal apex
The 1993 Constitution restored multiparty democracy and contains a Charter of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in Chapter III. The Supreme Court sitting as the Constitutional Court hears constitutional matters, with appeal to the Court of Appeal. Seychelles saw its first peaceful transfer of presidential power in 2020.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Supreme Court sitting as the Constitutional Court hears constitutional matters; the Court of Appeal is final.
Governing law
- Constitution of Seychelles 1993 — Chapter III Charter of Rights
- Courts ActCap 52
- Constitutional Court Rules
In practice
Seychelles has retained the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council only for limited historical purposes; the Court of Appeal, staffed substantially by judges from other Commonwealth jurisdictions, is the effective apex. The 1993 Charter has been actively litigated, including on detention conditions and electoral process.