2008 m. gegužės 15 d., ketvirtadienis

Judicial institutions of Lithuania and United Kingdom

Judicial institutions are all over the world, but each country has its own and specific system of them, so there are some differences and similarities between one and onother country systems.
UK system of courts is exlusive and original. The highest court is the Hose of Lords, its decisions bind all other courts. The lower instance is Court of appeal ,which is divided into criminal and civil divisions. Such divisions are in the High Court too. Chancery Division handles cases of trust property , Family Division deals with family matters ,and Queen’s Bench Division handles cases of public law and it is appellate institution for lower courts‘. There are the Crown Court which deals with criminal matters and Count Court which deals with civil matters. The last and the lowest is Magistrate Court,which handles civil and criminal cases.
System of Lithuania is a bit different. There are general jurisdiction courts. That is the Highest Court, Appeal Court, County and Vicinity courts. All of them deals with civil and criminal cases and some of them are appellate. There are special administrative courts in Lithuania, which handle cases associated with administrative things.
The main different between UK and Lithuania's systems of courts is that there is the Constitutional Court in Lithuania. It handles cases associated with our constitution and its infringements. The other different is that there is jury in UK which makes decisions. In Lithuania just judges make them.
In conclusion, it is clear that judicial systems of these two countries are quite different,but both of them are effective and professional.

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