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Traditional Rights Court Rules of Procedure 2006.

Country/Territory
Marshall Islands
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Court/tribunal Traditional rights/customary rights Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

These Rules of the High Court of the Marshall Islands concern submittal to the Traditional Rights Court of an application to decide on complaints regarding traditional rights and the proceedings of hearings before the Court. In an application, a party shall specify the questions that the party wants certified, and any other party may, within 21 days after such application, request that other questions also be certified. There shall be a pre-trial conference and, if no agreement is possible on a joint statement, separate pre-trail statements. If the High Court is satisfied that a substantial question has arisen in a case before it relating to matters within the jurisdiction of the Traditional Rights Court, then the High Court shall refer such questions to the Traditional Rights Court for determination and resolution.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org