The High Court of Fiji is independent of the legislative and executive branches of the acting government. Judicial power of the State is vested in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court and in such other courts as are created by law. The final appellate court of the State is the Supreme Court.
The High Court consists of the Chief Justice and a number of puisne judges no less than 10. It has unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law and such other original jurisdiction as is conferred on it under the Constitution. In many countries, especially common law countries such as Canada and the United States the Chief Justice is the name for the presiding officer on a senior court such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, or provincial or state... In law, jurisdiction refers to the aspect of a any unique legal authority as being localized within boundaries. ...
The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.
Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector.
The population of Fiji is divided almost equally between native Fijians, a people of mixed Polynesian and Melanesian ancestory (54.3%), and Indo-Fijians (38.1%), descendants of Indian contract labourers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century.
FIJI is situated in the centre of the South Pacific Ocean, on the International Dateline.
The HighCourt of Fiji is Fijiscourt of originating jurisdiction, with a right of appeal available to the FijiCourt of Appeal and a further right of appeal available, with special leave, to the Supreme Court of Fiji, to which certain special functions are entrusted on constitutional matters.
Permanent admission to the bar of the HighCourt of Fiji is generally dependent on meeting residency requirements.
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