Judicial System Flashcards
1
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What are the 2 basic types of law?
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1) Criminal law
2) Civil law
2
Q
What is ‘Criminal law’?
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Deals with imprisonable and finable offences
3
Q
What is ‘Civil law’?
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Deals with the protection of individual rights
4
Q
What is the terminology for breaching the rules of law?
A
‘Torts’
5
Q
Doctrine of Precedent
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- Lower courts are bound by the decisions made in higher courts
- courts of equal status are not bound to follow but may do so if they deem prudent
6
Q
Court Hierarchical Structure
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- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeal
- High Court
- District Court Jury Trial
- District Court
7
Q
Supreme Court deals with?
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- Appeals from Court of Appeal
- highest court in NZ
- 4 Judges preside over
8
Q
Court of Appeal deals with?
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- Appeals from High Court and District Court Jury Trial
- appeals made to Supreme Court
- benches of Judges preside over
9
Q
High Court deals with?
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- Appeals from District Courts
- appeals made to Court of Appeal
- Judge and Jury preside over
- category 4 offences (serious charges i.e murder)
10
Q
District Court Jury Trial deals with?
A
- Appeals made to Court of Appeal
- Judge and Jury preside over
- category 3 and 4 offences
11
Q
District Court
Family and Youth Courts
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- Appeals made to High Court
- Judge, Community Magistrate and Justice of the Peace preside over
- deals with summary and criminal matters
12
Q
4 main categories
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1 - Fine only
2 - Offences less than 2yrs IMP/Community based
3 - Offences 2yrs IMP or more/right to elect trial by jury
4 - Offences tried in High Court
