Supreme Court of the Maldives

4°10′43″N 73°30′32″E / 4.1786913°N 73.5088806°E / 4.1786913; 73.5088806Established18 September 2008Jurisdiction MaldivesLocationTheemuge, Kaafu Malé, MaldivesCoordinates4°10′43″N 73°30′32″E / 4.1786913°N 73.5088806°E / 4.1786913; 73.5088806Composition methodPresidential Nomination and then People's Majlis ConfirmationAuthorized byConstitution of the MaldivesAppeals toNone, as this court is the highest court.Appeals fromHigh CourtJudge term lengthLife tenureNumber of positions7 justicesAnnual budget150 Million RufiyaaLanguageDhivehiWebsitesupremecourt.mvChief Justice of the MaldivesCurrentlyAhmed Muthasim AdnanSince8 December 2019

The Supreme Court of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ސުޕްރީމް ކޯޓު, romanized: dhivehiraajjeyge supreem koatu) is the highest court of the Maldives.

Notable rulings

• Four members of the country's Election Commission were set to spend six months in jail for 'disobeying orders'.^[1] Amid the state of emergency declared by President Abdulla Yameen, the Supreme Court's operations have been suspended, leaving the judiciary without anyone in charge. A court official subsequently verified that state security forces had forcibly entered the building, effectively confining the judges inside and preventing them from leaving. Additionally, during this tense situation, the Chief Justice of Maldives was arrested.^[2]

See also

• Judiciary of the Maldives

References

External links

Supreme Court of the Maldives in the news

• United Nations News Centre - Maldives: UN ‘deeply concerned’ as Supreme Court prosecutes rights advocates
• Global Legal Monitor: Maldives: Supreme Court Decision on Freedom of Assembly and Expression | Global Legal Monitor | Law Library of Congress| Library of Congress

Other

• The Maldivian Legal System - Husnu Al Suood - Google Books
• Supreme Court of the Maldives website