Jugement (droit)Un jugement est une décision du pouvoir judiciaire. Jugement en droit français Un jugement est une décision juridictionnelle. La décision peut relever, par exemple, d'une question criminelle ou pénale contre une ou plusieurs personnes déclarées coupables à l'issue d'un procès, ou régler un litige en matière civile. Le jugement est définitif et acquiert la force de la chose jugée lorsque tous les recours ont été épuisés ou leur délai dépassé.
Attorney at lawAttorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for avocat. The term has its roots in the verb to attorn, meaning to transfer one's rights and obligations to another. The "attorney", in the sense of a lawyer who acts on behalf of a client, has an ancient pedigree in English law.
Court showA court show (also known as a judge show, legal/courtroom program, courtroom series, or judicial show) is a broadcast programming subgenre of either legal dramas or reality legal programming. Court shows present content mainly in the form of legal hearings between plaintiffs (or claimants in the United Kingdom) and defendants presided over by a judge, often in one of two formats: a scripted/improvised format performed by an actor; or an arbitration-based reality format with the case handled by an adjudicator who was formerly a judge or attorney.
Bar (law)In law, the bar is the legal profession as an institution. The term is a metonym for the line (or "bar") that separates the parts of a courtroom reserved for spectators and those reserved for participants in a trial such as lawyers. In the United Kingdom, the term "the Bar" refers only to the professional organization for barristers (referred to in Scotland as advocates); the other type of UK lawyer, solicitors, have their own body, the Law Society. Correspondingly, being "called to the Bar" refers to admission to the profession of barristers, not solicitors.
General jurisdictionA court of general jurisdiction is a court with authority to hear cases of all kinds – criminal, civil, family, probate, and so forth. All federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Many U.S. states have divided their courts between criminal and civil, with some making further divisions, assigning probate, family law, and juvenile cases, for example, to specialized courts. One significant effect of the classification of a court is the liability that a judge from that court might face for stepping beyond the bounds of that court.
Judge JudyJudge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. Prior to the proceedings, all involved parties signed arbitration contracts agreeing to Sheindlin's ruling. The show aired in first-run syndication. As it was during its active years in production, it continues to be distributed by CBS Media Ventures in syndication, now in reruns that still draw notably high ratings.
Cour de circuitUne cour de circuit (circuit court) est le nom donné à certaines cours de justice dans les pays anglo-saxons. Leur nom provient de ce qu'à l'origine elles tenaient leurs audiences dans de multiples endroits à l'intérieur d'un même district judiciaire ; le ou les juges voyageaient selon un circuit déterminé pour rendre justice. En particulier sur la frontière, aux États-Unis, un juge, suivi d'un groupe de juristes, se déplaçait d'une localité à l'autre.
District courtDistrict courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations, some call them "small case court" usually as the lowest level of the hierarchy. These include: United States district court In the United States federal courts, the United States district courts are the general trial courts. The federal district courts have jurisdiction over federal questions (trials and cases interpreting the Constitution, Federal law, or which involve federal statutes or crimes) and diversity (cases otherwise subject to jurisdiction in a state trial court but which are between litigants of different states and/or countries).
RéféréLe référé est une procédure permettant de demander à une juridiction qu'elle ordonne des mesures provisoires mais rapides tendant à préserver les droits du demandeur. Un référé est très souvent introduit dans l'attente d'un jugement sur le fond. Ceci étant, elle peut, dans les faits, conduire à régler définitivement le litige, lorsque les parties, après la procédure de référé, décident de ne pas poursuivre au fond. Les juridictions civiles proposent en principe des référés.
Supreme Court of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia.
