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The '''Courts of the United Kingdom''' are separated into three [[Territorial jurisdiction|separate jurisidictions]] as the [[United Kingdom]] does not have a single, unified [[judicial system]], serving [[England and Wales]], [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. However, in the area of [[immigration law]], the [[subject-matter jurisdiction|respective jurisdictions]] of the [[Asylum and Immigration Tribunal]] and the [[Special Immigration Appeals Commission]] cover all of the United Kingdom; in [[employment law]], [[Employment tribunal]]s and the [[Employment Appeal Tribunal]] have [[jurisdiction]] in the whole of [[Great Britain]] (i.e., not in Northern Ireland). |
The '''Courts of the United Kingdom''' are separated into three [[Territorial jurisdiction|separate jurisidictions]] as the [[United Kingdom]] does not have a single, unified [[judicial system]], serving [[England and Wales]], [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. However, in the area of [[immigration law]], the [[subject-matter jurisdiction|respective jurisdictions]] of the [[Asylum and Immigration Tribunal]] and the [[Special Immigration Appeals Commission]] cover all of the United Kingdom; in [[employment law]], [[Employment tribunal]]s and the [[Employment Appeal Tribunal]] have [[jurisdiction]] in the whole of [[Great Britain]] (i.e., not in Northern Ireland). |
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The [[Constitutional Reform Act 2005]] created a new [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] to take over the [[judicial functions of the House of Lords]] and [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council#Domestic jurisdiction|devolution cases]] from the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/supremecourt/supreme.pdf| title=Constitutional reform: A Supreme Court for the United Kingdom| format=PDF| publisher=[[Department for Constitutional Affairs]]| accessed=2009-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{citation| title=Part 3, Constitutional Reform Act 2005| url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/documents/2005/4/ukpga/c4/part3| periodical=Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom| year=2005| volume=4| page=3| date=2005-03-24 |accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> |
The [[Constitutional Reform Act 2005]] created a new [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] to take over the [[judicial functions of the House of Lords]] and [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council#Domestic jurisdiction|devolution cases]] from the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/supremecourt/supreme.pdf| title=Constitutional reform: A Supreme Court for the United Kingdom| format=PDF| publisher=[[Department for Constitutional Affairs]]| accessed=2009-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{citation| title=Part 3, Constitutional Reform Act 2005| url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/documents/2005/4/ukpga/c4/part3| periodical=Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom| year=2005| volume=4| page=3| date=2005-03-24 |accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The Supreme Court began work in 2009, and serves as the highest court of appeal in [[England and Wales]] and in [[Northern Ireland]], and for civil cases in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/about/role-of-the-supreme-court.html| title=Role of the Supreme Court| publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]| accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The [[High Court of Justiciary]] will remain the [[court of last resort]] in Scotland for criminal cases.<ref>{{citation| title=Section 40, Part 3, Constitutional Reform Act 2005| url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/documents/2005/4/ukpga/c4/part3/40| periodical=Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom| year=2005| volume=4| page=3(40)(3)| quote=An appeal lies to the Court from any order or judgment of a court in Scotland if an appeal lay from that court to the House of Lords at or immediately before the commencement of this section. |date=2005-03-24 |accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> |
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The Courts of the United Kingdom are separated into three separate jurisidictions as the United Kingdom does not have a single, unified judicial system, serving England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, in the area of immigration law, the respective jurisdictions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and the Special Immigration Appeals Commission cover all of the United Kingdom; in employment law, Employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal have jurisdiction in the whole of Great Britain (i.e., not in Northern Ireland).
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 created a new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to take over the judicial functions of the House of Lords and devolution cases from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[1][2] The Supreme Court began work in 2009, and serves as the highest court of appeal in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, and for civil cases in Scotland.[3] The High Court of Justiciary will remain the court of last resort in Scotland for criminal cases.[4]
For details of the courts in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom see:
See also
References
- ^ "Constitutional reform: A Supreme Court for the United Kingdom" (PDF). Department for Constitutional Affairs.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Part 3, Constitutional Reform Act 2005", Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, vol. 4, p. 3, 2005-03-24, retrieved 2009-09-02
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Role of the Supreme Court". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Section 40, Part 3, Constitutional Reform Act 2005", Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, vol. 4, p. 3(40)(3), 2005-03-24, retrieved 2009-09-02,
An appeal lies to the Court from any order or judgment of a court in Scotland if an appeal lay from that court to the House of Lords at or immediately before the commencement of this section.
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