Legal Systems & Courts 1-24
24 entries in the Legal Systems & Courts compendium.
Administrative courtSpecialized courts ensuring official acts comply with law.Administrative lawBranch of law governing executive branch agency activities.AppealLegal process for reviewing decisions by a higher authority.Bar (law)The bar denotes the legal profession and courtroom division.Bar councilProfessional body regulating barristers in split common law jurisdictions; not analogous iBarristerA specialist advocate in common law courtrooms.Bench (law)A term for the judge's seat and the judiciary collectively.Chief justicePresiding member of a supreme court in common law systems.Civil procedureBody of law governing civil court proceedings.Civil Procedure RulesRules reforming civil litigation in England and Wales.Code of lawA systematic collection of statutes covering a complete system of laws.Codification (law)Codification restates law into systematic legal codes.Common lawJudge-made law originating in medieval English King's courts.CourtInstitution with authority to adjudicate disputes and administer justice.JudgePublic official who presides over court proceedings and issues rulings.Judicial reviewCourts review government actions for lawfulness and constitutionality.Court-martialA military court for trying armed forces members and war crimes.Court of equityCourts applying equity to complement common law and promote justice.Courts of England and WalesCivil and criminal courts for England and Wales.Customary lawCustomary law: binding community practices recognized as legal norms.DecreeA legal proclamation issued by a head of state or other authority.Deposition (law)Sworn out-of-court testimony used for discovery and evidence preservation.Dispute resolutionProcess of resolving disputes through legal and extrajudicial means.Equity (law)Body of law from the English Court of Chancery providing flexible justice.
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