Kiribati retained the London-based Judicial Committee as its final court at independence in 1979. As with Tuvalu, the appeal exists on paper more than in practice: leave is required, and pursuing an appeal from Tarawa to London is beyond the means of nearly all litigants.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- international
- Court type
- External court of final appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Final appeals from the Kiribati Court of Appeal on limited grounds, with leave.
- Seat
- London, United Kingdom
- Established
- 1833
- Composition
- Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom sitting as the Judicial Committee.
- Appointment
- Members sit ex officio as UK Supreme Court Justices.
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
None. This is the final court.
Filing at this court
- Application for permission
- Within 56 days of the order appealed from
- Leave
- Required in every case
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