The High Court of Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni Eqqartuussisuuneqarfik - da, Grønlands Landsret) is the central court of
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
, located in the capital city,
Nuuk
Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
. It exists alongside 18 other magistrates' courts and has supreme authority, handling most major cases.
The magistrates' courts hear lesser civil and criminal cases but under certain circumstances, the High Court may assume the hearing of a case if it is found to require special legal insight.
If a decision made by a magistrates' court is controversial it may be appealed in the high court.
External links
The High Court of Greenland, official website
References
Nuuk
Courts in Greenland
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