Hears civil and criminal appeals from the High Court and, in defined cases, from the Magistrate's Courts. It sits in periodic sessions rather than continuously, with justices drawn from across the Commonwealth Caribbean.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Appellate court
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Belize City
- Established
- 1967
- Composition
- A President and Justices of Appeal, usually sitting in panels of three.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Final appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
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