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 Australian Government Attorney-General's Department - Attorney General's Department - Australias Legal System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judicial power is the power traditionally exercised by courts such as the conduct of criminal trials and determining disputes in relation to such things as contracts and motor accidents.
Only a court may exercise the judicial power of the Commonwealth, so that, for example, the question whether a person has contravened a law of the Commonwealth Parliament (for example, by bringing a 'prohibited import' into the country) can only be conclusively determined by a court.
Under this system of government, as the term suggests, the head of State of a country is a monarch whose functions are regulated by a constitution.
www.law.gov.au /auslegalsys/auslegalsys.htm   (6932 words)

  
 Judicial System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judicial intervention is intended to increase the student's awareness of the effect of their actions on others in the community.
The Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Standards is charged with the responsibility of advising and informing the judicial body with respect to procedures and sanctions imposed previously for similar offenses in order to provide consistency with in the Judicial System.
The Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Standards may place a hold on academic transcripts and not permit a student to withdraw or graduate if serious charges are pending against the student in the judicial system.
www.rwu.edu /camplife/handbook/judicialsystem.htm   (7019 words)

  
 Understanding the Federal Courts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The position of the United States courts in the nation's system of government is not difficult to understand when that system is viewed as a whole.
Judicial powers and judicial work involve the application and interpretation of the law in the decision of real differences; that is, in the language of the Constitution, the decision of cases and controversies.
These three provisions--for judicial work only, for holding office during good behavior, and for undiminished compensation--are designed to assure federal judges of independence from outside influence so that their decisions can be completely impartial and based only on the laws and facts of the cases.
www.uscourts.gov /understanding_courts/8992.htm   (390 words)

  
 “The Venezuelan Judicial System always was the Cinderella of the State Powers”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Venezuelan judicial system always was the Cinderella of the state powers, in the sense of, “as the last thing we’ll take care of the judicial system,” without realizing that the judiciary is the actual support of the rule of law and of the rule of justice.
The idea of breaking with the tribes, with the judicial mafias, which was the original idea, which animated us in all of this, unfortunately not only was not done, but now you have tribes and mafias with new faces.
In June of the same year, due to some strange occurrences involving the judicial inspector and a partner of his, an accusation was directed against the newly named judges of the first administrative court and this issue was taken to the full Supreme Court, the plenary chamber.
www.venezuelanalysis.com /articles.php?artno=1177   (4112 words)

  
 The North Dakota Judicial System
The North Dakota judicial system consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Municipal Courts.
In its judging capacity, the Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court with the responsibility of hearing appeals from decisions of the district courts and the Court of Appeals.
All of the judicial districts are served by a court administrator or administrative assistant who works with governmental agencies, budget, facilities, records management, personnel, and contract administration.
www.court.state.nd.us /COURT/BROCHURE.HTM   (644 words)

  
 Bora Laskin Law Library - Guide to Legal Research - Chapter 1: Introduction to Legal Research and Citation
The federal court system consists of a trial division and a Court of Appeal, with the highest level of appeal being the Supreme Court of Canada.
Determining the judicial history of a case is important because when a case is overturned on appeal, the lower court decision that has been overturned is of little or no precedential value.
The judicial treatment of a case is equally important, since the number of times a case is considered may indicate the strength of the case.
www.law-lib.utoronto.ca /resguide/chapt2.htm   (3060 words)

  
 LII: Law about...Judicial Administration
Judicial administration consists of the practices, procedures and offices that deal with the management of the system of the courts.
Judicial administration, or administration of the courts, has traditionally been concerned with overseeing budgets, selecting juror pools, assigning judges to cases, creating court calendars of activities, and supervising non-judicial personnel.
Court administrators, or clerks of the of the court, accept the filing of court documents, maintain a file system of cases and a record of all final judgments, and process paperwork generated by judges.
www.law.cornell.edu /topics/judicial_administration.html   (322 words)

  
 LLRX -- The Belarus Legal System
The Statutes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are considered to be one of the main treasures of Belarusan, Lithuanian and Polish culture.
The modern legal system of the Republic of Belarus is included in the Romano-German legal family, forming together with the countries of CIS, the independent "Euroasian" group.
The judicial precedent, as well as in other countries of the Romano - Germanic family, is not a source of the law.
www.llrx.com /features/belarus.htm   (1728 words)

  
 Rechtspraak.nl - The judiciary system in the Netherlands
By 2002, the judiciary system in the Netherlands had therefore been subject to a far-reaching reorganization by law.
At national level the Council for the Judiciary was established, while the courts throughout the country were given the responsibility for running their own organization on the basis of integral management.
The budget system is based on a workload-measurement system maintained by the Council.
www.rechtspraak.nl /information+in+english   (1603 words)

  
 China's Judiciary - china.org.cn
Broadly speaking, the judiciary means law-enforcement activities conducted by the country's judicial organs and organizations in handling prosecuted or non-prosecuted cases.
Judicial organs here mean public-security organs (including state security organs) responsible for investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of cases, the prosecutors, the trial institutions and the custodial system.
The latter, though not part of the judicial apparatus, are an integral part and a link in the overall judiciary system.
www.china.org.cn /english/Judiciary/25025.htm   (166 words)

  
 Florida's Legal & Judicial System
It may be useful for a person who is thinking about initiating a legal action to understand the legal and judicial system that exists in Florida.
One of the most confusing aspects of the judicial system is that there are two separate systems: state and federal.
Which court system a person enters depends on a number of factors: whether a court has exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case, the amount of damages involved, and the locations of the parties in the case.
www.weblocator.com /attorney/fl/law/fllegal.html   (1818 words)

  
 84.02.08: The Athenian Court and the American Court System
The first area of the American court system that needs to be explored is that of the dual system of courts (federal and state courts) that exists in the U.S. The jurisdiction of these courts is mandated by state and federal statutes.
The state court systems were already in place when the federal court system was created by Article III of the U.S. Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Another difference in the jury system lies in the fact that in Athens a simple majority is needed for an acquittal or a guilty verdict, whereas in the U.S. an unanimous vote is necessary.
www.cis.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/2/84.02.08.x.html   (5569 words)

  
 Illinois Legal & Judicial System
It may be useful for a person thinking about initiating a legal action to understand the legal and judicial system that exists in Illinois.
The Court of Claims is not in the judicial system, but was created solely to hear claims against the State of Illinois.
The federal court system hears both civil and criminal cases and is also broken down into three levels.
www.weblocator.com /attorney/il/law/illegjud.html   (1804 words)

  
 The Judicial System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The judiciary in Russia is not a single whole; it is split into three branches: the regular court system with the Supreme Court at the top, the arbitration co urt system with the High Court of Arbitration on top, and the Constitutional Co urt as a single body with no courts under it.
Apart from the arbitration court system, the re are no courts of special jurisdiction in Russia like those handling domestic relations or probate disputes.
Direct appeal to a higher court (in the Russian legal system the appellate proc edure is called "cassational review") is not the only way for a party to compla in against a trial court decision.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~jbonine/jud-syst.html   (525 words)

  
 West Virginia Court System
The judicial branch interprets and applies the law in cases brought before the courts.
This amendment ended the justice of the peace system and established a unified court system, uniting all state courts, except municipal courts, into a single system supervised and administered by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
The Court has adopted a Code of Judicial Conduct, Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure and Rules of Lawyer Disciplinary Procedure.
www.state.wv.us /wvsca/wvsystem.htm   (1154 words)

  
 Oikeuslaitos - Judicial system in Finland
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Under the Constitution of Finland, everyone is entitled to have his or her case heard by a court or an authority appropriately and without undue delay.
In addition, under the Constitution everyone is entitled to have a decision affecting his or her rights or obligations reviewed by a court or another judicial authority.
www.oikeus.fi /8108.htm   (213 words)

  
 To Serve All People
Overtime, dispite the diversity of its membership, the Commission came to fundamental agreement on its vision for the future of the judicial system.
There are limits to change, but there are changes in the judicial system that need to be made, and the changes need to begin now.
The judicial system must serve the public and aim to solve problems, rather than merely processing the cases that come before it.
www.tba.org /Future/Future.html   (275 words)

  
 The judicial system (from Paraguay) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The judicial system is headed by the Supreme Court.
The major parts of the system are the lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus, spleen, and lymphatic vessels; additional lymphatic tissue is found in isolated patches in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and bone marrow.
The endocrine system is a complex system of glands that secrete hormones throughout the body.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-27995   (944 words)

  
 Judicial System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Judicial System of India is very similar the the American and English judicial systems.
But the harsh reality is that India doesn't exactly follow their laws and systems like they say that they do.
The Judicial system appears to be very just and unbaised, similar to the American Judicial system, but it isn't always fair and just.
www.hamline.edu /personal/dclayton/indianciv/legal/Judicial.htm   (392 words)

  
 Grays Harbor County - District Court and Your Local Court System
Fines, other assessments and monetary penalties in traffic and non-traffic infraction and criminal cases are split between the state (32%) and the county (68%).
Revenues attributed to fees assessed against convicted defendants (e.g., public defender fees, warrant service fees, jail room and board and adult probation supervision fees) are not shared with the state, but a small portion is transferred to the county crime victim's fund (1.75%).
Criminal fines, costs and restitution amounts, and probation fees are enforced by judicial process, to hold all offenders accountable for their actions.
www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us /info/judicial/index.htm   (781 words)

  
 Justice and the Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Department's responsibilities reflect the dual role of the Minister of Justice, who is also the Attorney General of Canada; while the Minister is concerned with questions of policy and their relation to the justice system, the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the Crown.
The Canada's Court System booklet provides a general description of the court system in Canada, the types and levels of courts and their responsibilities.
It is the final general court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individuals or governments.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/jus/index.html   (1815 words)

  
 LLRX -- Update to Introduction to the Swiss Legal System: A Guide for Foreign Researchers
At the moment, the federal judicial system is being reviewed, and substantial changes are expected to take place in the next years.
A selection of judicial decisions of the Federal Council and other federal commissions, agencies and independent review panels are published officially in the Collection of Decisions of Federal Authorities.
A selection of judicial decisions of the Federal Council and other federal commissions, agencies, and independent review panels are also available in the free online edition of the Collection of Decisions of Federal Authorities.
www.llrx.com /features/swiss2.htm   (4594 words)

  
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