Canada
United Kingdom
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Namibia
India
Philippines
Australia
Only one case decided
More than one case decided
Not reference case
Yes, Reference Case
Minor National Trial Court
Major National Trial Court
Intermediate National Appellate Court
National Administrative Agency
Specialized National Court
Original Jurisdiction
Other
Not Classified
minor trial court
major trial court
intermediate appellate court
administrative agency
specialized court
national top court
original jurisdiction
other (includes certification)
know province but not type of court
not able to classify
no relevant region/province
Northern (Kasama—capital)
Lauapula (Mansa—capital)
Eastern (Chipata—capital)
Central (Kabwe—capital)
Copperbelt (Ndola—capital)
Lusaka (Lusaka—capital)
North-Western (Solwezi—capital)
Southern (Livingstone—capital)
Western (Mongu—capital)
National level
not able to determine region or province
9 or more
person - gender not ascertained
male
female
male child
female child
child, gender not ascertained
obviously small, individual business
other business
unable to classify specific type
business or trade association, professional association,
union (or associations of teachers or workers)
educational association or institution
religious or charitable organization
political party, political group, - ACLU, NRA, Heritage Fdn
tribe or association of indigenous people
other
national - specific category not ascertained
national police or prison
national education
national health/ human services
national infrastructure (roads, ports, airports)
national agriculture
national labor, manpower
national business regulation
national natural resources, environment
national justice ministry, attorney general, Lord Chancellor
national - corporate capacity criminal - the Queen OR People
national - corporate capacity civil
national - tax (e.g., Taxing Master)
national - Home Ministry (England Only)
national - other
foreign government
international organization
court apptd offcl - trustees executor fiduciary liquidator
tribal authority, independent homelands authority
Northern (Kasama-capital)
Lauapula (Mansa-capital)
Eastern (Chipata-capital)
Central (Kabwe-capital)
Copperbelt (Ndola-capital)
Lusaka (Lusaka-capital)
North-Western (Solwezi-capital)
Southern (Livingstone-capital)
Western (Mongu-capital)
regional or provincial police or prison
regional or provincial education
regional or provincial health, human services
regional or provincl infrastructure (roads, ports, airports)
regional or provincial agriculture
regional or provincial labor, manpower
regional or provincial business regulation
regional or provincial natural resources, environment
regional or provincial prosecutor, atty gen, justice dept
regional or provincial - other
regional or provincial -category not ascertained
city or local police or prison
city or local education
city or local health, human services
city or local infrastructure (roads, ports, airports)
city or local agriculture
city or local labor, manpower
city or local business regulation
city or local natural resources, environment
city or local prosecutor, atty gen, justice dept
city or local - other
city or local - category not ascertained
ct apptd official (trustee, executor, fiduc, liquidator
tribal authority, homelands authority
other - not lower numbered categories
naural person
private business
private non-profit organization
regional or state govt agency
city or local govt agency
national government agency
other agency type
plaintiff is appellant
plaintiff is respondent
respondent wins: affirmed or appeal dismissed
partial win for appellant: affirm in part & reversed in part
appellant wins: reversed or vacated or remanded (or combinat
plaintiff
plaintiff won in part and lost in part
defendant
other (eg, intervenor not originally a party to suit
not ascertained
murder
killing without intent
attempted murder or homicide
rape
other crimes of violence against persons
attempted crime of violence including attempted rape
property crimes - serious
property crimes - minor
drug offenses
crimes against morality
religious crimes
business regulation & license violations
government corruption/attempts to corrupt officials
political crimes - rebellion, subversion, etc
other - perjury, contempt of court, DUI
not able to classify crime
civil rights claims by prisoners
equal treatment under the law - discrimination
voting rights
speech, press, assembly, right to petition
religion rights
privacy - include abortion
access to public information
civil rights of juveniles
rights of indigenous peoples
other civil rights
government health & safety regulation
government environmental regulation and natural resources
other government regulation of business
government regulation of agriculture
land reform & government land use, eminent domain)
government regulation of races eg, apartheid
government regulation unions/business/labor relations
other government regulation
taxation
government benefits
workers compensation
abuse of govt authority - not civil right or torts
public employment
immigration, deportation, citizenship
disputes over elections
disputes over appointments to office
disputes over removal of government officials
disputes between units of government
special laws dealing with indigenous peoples
rights and powers of indigeneous peoples
religious or customary law
language or cultural issues
other public law
creditor-debtor disputes
insurance disputes
other contract disputes: breach, franchise agreements
land possession disputes (agricultural and commercial)
landlord - tenant disputes - agricultural
landlord - tenant disputes - commercial or residential
copyrights, patents, trademarks
corporate law - disputes over management; securities
labor/ management disputes (in private business)
other private economic disputes
motor vehicle accidents
injured workers
medical or legal malpractice
government tort liability
product liability
other personal injury
libel or defamation
other torts
marriage, divorce, and family disputes
inheritance, probate, succession disputes
other family law
regulation of bar and judiciary
other issue or unable to classify
Not Ascertainable
Con
Part Pro, part Con
Pro
no
yes
no constitutional review
national action reviewed
action of provisional, state, regional, or local government
no constitutional issue discussed
law struck down
law upheld against constitutional challenge
executive/administrative action struck down
executive/administrative action upheld against constitutiona
Bill or Charter of Rights
Other Constitutional provision (eg, in Canada, British Nor
Treaty or Multi-National Agreement or Agency (eg, European
Natural Justice
no threshhold issue
threshhold issue discussed and court decided case on the mer
threshhold issue discussed and court  refused to hear (eg,
issue discussed in opinion, but court decision does not fit
no issue
issue discussed and court turned down the jury related chall
court upheld the jury related challenge
issue discussed and court ruled the evidence did not support
court ruled the evidence was sufficient
issue discussed and court turned down the challenge & admitt
court upheld the challenge and denied the use of the confess
issue discussed and court admitted the contested evidence
court refused to admit the evidence
issue discussed and court ruled there was no police miscondu
issue discussed and court ruled there was no prosecution mis
court found prosecution misconduct
issue discussed and court upheld the death penalty
court over turned the death penalty
issue discussed and court upheld the penalty
court over turned the penalty
yes, court engaged in statutory construction (code only if i
issue discussed and court found no abuse of authority
court over turned judicial or administrative action due to f
issue discussed and court found no grounds to overturn decis
court over turned decision due to finding of inadequate coun
court over turned decision due to finding that proceeding la
no order as to costs
appellant pays costs
appellant pays in part; respondent pays in part
respondent pays costs
on court, but did not participate
voted with majority
dissented in part
dissented
participated but did not write or join an opinion
wrote opinion of court
wrote opinion for plurality of court majority
wrote indiv opin supportg majority-eg, no plurality opinion
joined opinion of court
joined some other opinion supporting majority
wrote concurring opinion
wrote dissenting opinion
wrote opinion dissenting in part
joined opinion dissenting or dissenting in part
delivered oral opinion of court
en banc or opin/judgmt of Court-no specific opinion writer