Political and legal systems of Jamaica (ID:729588)

Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy and is a member of the Commonwealth. Therefore, the Queen of England, Elizabeth II is the titular head of the country. She is represented here by a governor general. Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister The Jamaican legal and judicial system is based on the English common law tradition. Jamaican Constitution establishes two separate superior courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Judicature.