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One Impressive Feature Of The English Judicial System. ◆ Some special features of British judicial system ◆The impressive feature:the use of lay people in the judicial system ◆The use of unprofessional people in China presenter: 张 凤 美. ( Ⅰ )Some features of the judicial system in Britain.
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One Impressive Feature Of The English Judicial System ◆Some special features of British judicial system ◆The impressive feature:the use of lay people in the judicial system ◆The use of unprofessional people in China presenter:张 凤 美
(Ⅰ)Some features of the judicial system in Britain • Independence of the judiciary • Judges must have been practising in the legal profession for a certain years before appointed a judge • The use of professionals and lay people in the judicial system • The twelve person jury system
(Ⅱ)The use of lay people in the judicial system ▲Magistrate ▲The jury
Magistrates in the courts ◆Who are magistrates? ◆Requirements of the magistrates and the balance bench (age,gender, geographical spread, occupation ,ethnic origin,etc.) ◆ Duties and responsibilities of magistrates (Criminal matters,Civil matters )
Judicial oath I, ............, do swear that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second in the office of Justice of the Peace for the City of ................, and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this realm, without fear or favor, affection or ill will. So help me God.
The jury ◎Who can be jurors? ◎The functions of the jury. “…the jury is the lamp that shows that freedom lives…” —Lord Devlin ◎Duties of a juror
(Ⅲ)The situation in China • The jury in Hongkong is similar to that in UK • The jury in mainland China is different form that in UK
References http://www.magistrates-association.org.uk/ http://www.china.org.cn/chinese/LP/35155.htm http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/forum/20033/10/content_767281.htm http://www.shlawpage.com/gwfz/gwfz/html/gwsf/html/gat/20000003.htm Contemporary British Culture and Society Thank you for your listening!