Monday, 21 June 2010

LEGAL SYSTEM


Legal system
The united kingdom consist of four countries England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. In 1801 with the union of Great Britain and Ireland the U.K was established.
The legal system
The legal system means the courts and the judges in courts take the legal decisions against the civilians and criminals according to different laws and ordinance. There are two kind of court in united kingdom civil court and crown court.
Civil court
The civil court operates separate from the criminal courts. civil court on different rules and procedures. They are designed to decide disputes between one individual and another. The civil courts generally award compensation to the winner but can make other types of awards.
Crown court
The crown court deals with more serious criminal cases such as murder, rape or robbery, some which are on appeal or referred from Magistrates court.Trials are heard by a judge and a twelve person jury. Members of the public are selected for jury service or may have to go to court as witnesses.
comparison
There is no too much differnce between the legal system in U.K and in my country.Present legal system has undergone and exercise through the federal shariat courts, as a result of this exercise now the legal structure although basically it remains on the foundaiton of the British legal system yet its characteristics are islamic based upon the Golden Principle of Islam.

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