Constitution of Lesotho, 1993
Appeals to the Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Lesotho
- Provision
- 129
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source129. Appeals to the Court of Appeal
(1) In addition to the right of appeal accorded by section 47 of this Constitution, an appeal
shall lie as of right to the Court of Appeal from decisions of the High Court in the following
cases, that is to say:
(a) subject to section 69 of this Constitution, final decisions in any civil or criminal
proceedings on questions as to the interpretation of this Constitution, including any
such decision made on a reference to the High Court under section 128;
(b) final decisions of the High Court in the determination of any question in respect of
which a right of access to the High Court is guar anteed by section 17 of this
Constitution and final decisions of the High Court under section 22 of this
Constitution.
(2) Subject to section 69 of this Constitution, the Court of Appeal shall have such other
jurisdiction with regard to appeals as shall be determined by Parliament.
(3) The Court of Appeal shall, when determining any matter other than an interlocutory
matter, be composed of an uneven number of judges, not being less than three.
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