Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia

Table of Contents
A
The Legal Context
1 The Constitutional Framework of Tuvalu
1.1 Tuvalu’s Constitution
1.2 The Branches of Government in Tuvalu
2 The Tuvalu Court System
2.1 The Structure of the Tuvalu Court System
2.2 General Characteristics of the Tuvalu Court System
2.3 Jurisdiction
2.4 A Brief Description of the Courts
3 Tuvalu Island Courts
3.1 The Relevant Legislation
3.2 Composition of the Court
3.3 Appointment
3.4 Removal from Office
3.5 Jurisdiction
3.6 Procedures
3.7 Language
4 The Law
4.1 Sources of Law in Tuvalu
4.2 The Constitution
4.3 Legislation
4.4 Common Law
4.5 Applied Laws
4.6 Customary Law
5 Evidence
5.1 What is Evidence?
5.2 Types of Evidence
5.3 The Important Rules of Evidence
5.4 Refreshing Memory
5.5 Evidence from Children
5.6 Evidence of a Spouse
5.7 Self – Incrimination
5.8 Jointly Charged Accused
5.9 Identification of the Accused
5.10 Credibility and Reliability
5.11 Lies
6 Legal Terms
B
Judicial Conduct
1 Ethical Principles
1.1 “Well and Truly Serve”
1.2 “Do Right”
1.3 “All Manner of People”
1.4 “After the Laws and Usages of Tuvalu”
1.5 “Without Fear or Favour, Affection or Ill Will”
Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book June 2004