📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.4 Judges and courts
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Judges are responsible for interpreting the law and ensuring fair trials. In England and Wales, minor criminal cases are heard in Magistrates' Courts, while serious cases go to the Crown Court. The highest court in the UK is the Supreme Court. In Scotland, the highest criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary, and the highest civil court is the Court of Session. Judges are independent of the government.
Key Facts
- Magistrates' Courts — minor cases; Crown Court — serious cases
- Supreme Court — highest court in UK
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (criminal), Court of Session (civil)
📝 Notas de estudio
- El tribunal más alto del UK es el Supreme Court.
- Magistrates' Courts — casos menores; Crown Court — casos graves
- Supreme Court — tribunal más alto del UK
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (penal), Court of Session (civil)
- Los casos penales menores se juzgan en los Magistrates' Courts.
- Magistrates' Courts — casos menores; Crown Court — casos graves
- Supreme Court — tribunal más alto del UK
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (penal), Court of Session (civil)
- El tribunal penal más alto de Scotland es el High Court of Justiciary.
- Magistrates' Courts — casos menores; Crown Court — casos graves
- Supreme Court — tribunal más alto del UK
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (penal), Court of Session (civil)
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