Lesotho Court of Appeal

{{Short description|Highest court of authority of Lesotho}}

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|authority = s. 123 Constitution of Lesotho (1993)

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|chiefjudgename = Kananelo Mosito

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{{Politics of Lesotho}}

The Lesotho Court of Appeal is the final authority of the judicial system of Lesotho. The Court was established under Chapter X of the 1966 Constitution,{{cite journal |last1=O'Leary |first1=B. L. |title=The Constitution of Lesotho: An Outline |journal=The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa |date=1968 |volume=1 |issue=2 |page=268 |jstor=23240737 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23240737 |issn=0010-4051}} however, it was not until the Court of Appeal Act (1978) that the Court was created.{{cite web |title=About Us: Historic Background |url=https://jud.gov.ls/about-us/ |website=The Judiciary Of The Kingdom Of Lesotho |access-date=29 December 2022}} The Court can review cases of original jurisdiction from the High Court, but can only review appeals to the High Court if the matter has been granted leave to appeal by the relevant High Court justice.{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Scott |title=Historical dictionary of Lesotho |date=2004 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, Md. |isbn=0-8108-4871-6 |page=152 |edition=New}}