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Judiciary in the united kingdom (english)

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This document summarizes the judiciary system in the United Kingdom. It outlines the key features of the British judicial system including the rule of law, the absence of a single court system and administrative courts, and the high quality of justice. It describes the different types of laws in practice in England such as common law, statutory law, and equity law. The structure of the judiciary is explained including civil courts like county courts and the supreme court, as well as criminal courts. Details are provided about the supreme court such as its inauguration in 2009 and composition of 12 judges.

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JUDICIARY IN UNITED KINGDOM By Dr.M.SUGIRTHA Associate Professor of Political Science Annamalai University (Deputed to) Government Arts College, Tiruchirappalli - 22 TAMILNADU, INDIA
Salient Features of British Judicial System Rule of Law Absence of Single Judicial System Lack of Administrative Courts Absence of Judicial Review High Quality of Justice Guardian of Human Liberties
Kinds of Laws in practice in England COMMON LAWS:- Common laws have originated from old customs and traditions and thus they are older than parliamentary laws STATUTORY LAWS:- These are the laws which are passed by Parliament with due process. These are written and more authoritative LAW OF EQUITY- Judges decide cases with equity and those principles which are taken into consideration, while administering justice are called Law of Equity
STRUCTURE OF JUDICIARY IN U.K
Civil Courts County Courts Civil Court at the lowest level Supreme Court of Judicature (1)High Court Court of Queens Bench Chancery Bench The Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Court (2)Court of Appeal THE SUPREME COURT
Criminal Courts Justice of the Peace Petty Sessional Courts Courts of Quarter Session Court of Assizes Court of Criminal Appeals Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT The inauguration of the supreme Court was on October 1, 2009 Judicial powers being exercised by House of Lords have passed on into the hands of supreme Court COMPOSITION OF THE SUPREME COURT:- According to the Constitutional Reform Act,2005, including President and Deputy President is made of the 12 judges of the Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES TENURE PROVISION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING JUDGES
References Dr. S.R. Mahashwari,Comparative study of Governments and Politics Lakshmi Narain Agrawal, 2004 S. Badyal, Comparative Political systems and International Politics ,Raj Publishers, 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_ Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales #Senior_Courts_of_England_and_Wales
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Judiciary in the united kingdom (english)

  • 1. JUDICIARY IN UNITED KINGDOM By Dr.M.SUGIRTHA Associate Professor of Political Science Annamalai University (Deputed to) Government Arts College, Tiruchirappalli - 22 TAMILNADU, INDIA
  • 2. Salient Features of British Judicial System Rule of Law Absence of Single Judicial System Lack of Administrative Courts Absence of Judicial Review High Quality of Justice Guardian of Human Liberties
  • 3. Kinds of Laws in practice in England COMMON LAWS:- Common laws have originated from old customs and traditions and thus they are older than parliamentary laws STATUTORY LAWS:- These are the laws which are passed by Parliament with due process. These are written and more authoritative LAW OF EQUITY- Judges decide cases with equity and those principles which are taken into consideration, while administering justice are called Law of Equity
  • 5. Civil Courts County Courts Civil Court at the lowest level Supreme Court of Judicature (1)High Court Court of Queens Bench Chancery Bench The Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Court (2)Court of Appeal THE SUPREME COURT
  • 6. Criminal Courts Justice of the Peace Petty Sessional Courts Courts of Quarter Session Court of Assizes Court of Criminal Appeals Supreme Court
  • 7. SUPREME COURT The inauguration of the supreme Court was on October 1, 2009 Judicial powers being exercised by House of Lords have passed on into the hands of supreme Court COMPOSITION OF THE SUPREME COURT:- According to the Constitutional Reform Act,2005, including President and Deputy President is made of the 12 judges of the Supreme Court
  • 8. SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES TENURE PROVISION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING JUDGES
  • 9. References Dr. S.R. Mahashwari,Comparative study of Governments and Politics Lakshmi Narain Agrawal, 2004 S. Badyal, Comparative Political systems and International Politics ,Raj Publishers, 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_ Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales #Senior_Courts_of_England_and_Wales