📓 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)
📝 ملاحظات الدراسة
- UK میں سب سے اعلیٰ عدالت Supreme Court ہے۔
- Magistrates' Courts — چھوٹے کیسز؛ Crown Court — سنگین کیسز
- Supreme Court — UK میں سب سے اعلیٰ عدالت
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (criminal), Court of Session (civil)
- چھوٹے criminal cases Magistrates' Courts میں سنے جاتے ہیں۔
- Magistrates' Courts — چھوٹے کیسز؛ Crown Court — سنگین کیسز
- Supreme Court — UK میں سب سے اعلیٰ عدالت
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (criminal), Court of Session (civil)
- Scotland میں سب سے اعلیٰ criminal عدالت High Court of Justiciary ہے۔
- Magistrates' Courts — چھوٹے کیسز؛ Crown Court — سنگین کیسز
- Supreme Court — UK میں سب سے اعلیٰ عدالت
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (criminal), Court of Session (civil)
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