The superior court of first instance, served by a single Chief Justice who is non-resident and visits for sittings. It enforces the Bill of Rights in Part II of the 1986 Constitution and hears appeals from the Island Courts and Lands Courts that apply custom across the nine islands.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Superior court of general jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction
- Unlimited original jurisdiction, constitutional and fundamental-rights applications, judicial review, and appeals from the Magistrates' and Island Courts.
- Seat
- Funafuti
- Established
- 1978
- Composition
- The Chief Justice, sitting alone.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Head of State on the advice of Cabinet.
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the Court of Appeal of Tuvalu.
Filing at this court
- Constitutional application
- Brought under Part II; no fixed limitation period
- Hearings
- Listed for the Chief Justice's visiting sittings
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