Judiciary
Cards (15)
- JudiciaryPhilosophySummed up in six principles in Guide to Judicial conduct (2016)
- Judicial independence - Independent and free from government interference in decisions. Upholds Rule of Law. Safeguard rights of citizens
- Impartiality - Not showing favour to one side or the other
- Integrity - Honest with strong moral principles
- Propriety - Upholding society's accepted standards of behaviour and morals
- Ensuring equal treatment to everyone who comes before the courts
- Compettance - Knowledge and ability to do the job
- Judge swear to two oaths:
- Oath of allegiance (loyalty) to the King, his heirs and successors
- Judicial oath to treat people equally, with impartiality and according to the law
- Aims and objectives:
- Manage the trial ensuring fairness to all parties
- Explain the legal issues and procedures to members of the Jury
- Sum up the evidence
- Pass sentence if defendant is found guilty
- Aims and objectives:
- Judges make rulings on the appeals that come before them from lower courts in the hierarchy
- May involve creating precedents through judicial precedent. Binds future decision of lower courts
- FundingIndependent body, Senior Salaries Review Body, makes recommendations to Prime Minister and Lord ChancellorHow much Judges should be paid through general taxation
- FundingDistrict Judge (lowest rank of judiciary) earned £112,000
- Working practices - Security of tenure
- Can be removed from office except petition to King passed by both Houses of parliament
- Salary's guaranteed
- Judiciary is organised in a clear hierarchy, Superior judges in Supreme court, court of appeal and High Court
- Inferior judges in Crown Court
- Types of Criminality/offendersLeast serious cases, dealt by magistrates, cautions and fixed penalty notices issued by the police
- Reach
- Most senior level, Supreme court has nationwide jurisdiction and settles points of law of national importance
- lower courts, 90 or so Crown Court ventures around the country handle local cases