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Until 1994, the Judicial Committee of The Privy Council in the UK was the court of final appeal for Singapore. 1989, Singapore abolished appeals to the Privy Council in all cases other than those involving the death penalty, or in civil cases where the parties had agreed to such a right of appeal. The remaining rights of appeal were abolished in 1994.
The Supreme Court of Singapore is now Singapore's highest court. It is made up of the Court of Appeal and the High Court. The Court of Appeal is the highest court of the country and, as the court of final appeal, only deals with appellate cases. The High Court hears criminal and civil matters at first instance, and also appeals from Subordinate Courts. A special division of the High Court is the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), which is designed to deal only with transnational commercial disputes.
A Constitutional Tribunal (comprising three Supreme Court judges) has limited jurisdiction in constitutional matters. See the Judicial Review box on the Constitutional Law page of this guide for more information.
The Subordinate Courts form the lower tier of the hierarchy of courts. One category of Subordinate Courts is the State Courts, which comprise District Courts, Magistrates’ Courts, Coroners’ Courts, Small Claims Tribunals and Employment Claims Tribunals. The other category of Subordinate Courts comprises the Family Courts and Youth Courts.
Muslim law is administered by a Syariah Court. However, the High Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Syariah Court on specific matters relating to maintenance, custody and division of property.
For more information on the Court system, see Section 7: 'The Judiciary' in Singapore Law Watch's The Singapore Legal System.
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