Volume XVI: Civil Procedure | Chapter 3 (2002): The Organization of Lawyers and Judges
Completed May 1998
David S. Clark
A. England and Wales
230. Premodern structure rooted in history. – There is no effective unified judicial structure for the united kingdom. Rather there are three separate systems: one for england and wales, one for scotland,1 and one for northernireland. Only a few cases reach the House of Lords, the sole entity with jurisdiction throughout the nation. Within england …
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David S. Clark,
“XIV. Court Structures in Common Law Countries”, in:
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert.
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