High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda | |
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17°7′13″N 61°50′7″W / 17.12028°N 61.83528°W | |
Established | 27 February 1967 |
Jurisdiction | Antigua and Barbuda |
Location | Parliament Drive, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
Coordinates | 17°7′13″N 61°50′7″W / 17.12028°N 61.83528°W |
Appeals from | Magistrates' courts |
Certain justices of the High Court of Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) are assigned to hear cases from Antigua and Barbuda. Officially, the division of this court in Antigua and Barbuda is called the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda, however, the Antigua and Barbuda High Court (ABHC) is an acceptable and more common term.
The ABHC was constituted in its present form in the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order of 1981. It is regulated under chapter IX, that grants the court the ability to hear cases relating to constitutional law, as well as the ability to hear appeals from the magistrates' courts. In chapter IX, decisions of the ABHC may be appealed to the Court of Appeal in the ECSC.