COMMON LAW IN ENGLAND

Common-law is a legal system that governs the

vast territories still far exceeding the limits of
Great Britain. If the British Isles are not governed
entirely by this system, English law was imposed
because of British colonial expansion, the vast
territories in Africa, Asia andAmerica.
An important role played by the judicial
committee of the Council on the status of British
supreme court over all jurisdictions except India,
Pakistan and Canada, the court conducted an
extensive and profound work of unification of
colonial territories right after the English model.

King does not exercise than a "supreme court", which
operate only when the kingdom was threatened peace.
Royal Curia royal court, was an exceptional jurisdiction.
With time there were separated the royal court of
Justice in XIII century there were three such courts:
- Exchequeur eicherului Court, as the financial
matters;
- The Court shared common complaints
Pleasant, competent in matters of land ownership and
possession of property;
- The Court of King Kings Bench bank, as the
criminal and the disturbance of peace of the king. With
time division of competence between the three Courts
of each of them disappeared gaining general
jurisdiction.

Organizing superior Courts varied over time.
Between 1873-1875 the courts were
reorganized under the name of Judicature Acts
law, creating a single superior court. In 1971 a
law entitled Courts Act provided for organizing
the Supreme Court three legal entities: High
Court of Justice, Crown Court and Court of
Appeal.
The appeal courts was not at least until 1875 the
right of litigants. They should speak to the
Chancellor, Grand Officer of the Royal Court.
This would give him an order - write, evidencing
title to refer to the royal court party.

Family Division is composed of a president
and about 17 judges. Competence of first
instance concerns family law disputes such as
those relating to divorce, nullity of marriage,
separation of assets, adoption, custody of
minors. It is however, a court of appeal. as
such, the division of family law judge appeals
against decisions of the County Courts and
Magistrates' Courts on him custody. Also,
judging appeals against the decisions of
juvenile courts in matters of adoption.

Jurisdiction of county courts extends to cases
and crimes covering contracts, owners
actions, family law issues, adoption and
bankruptcy. One of these courts (especially in
large ports) have jurisdiction in maritime law.
Minor processes concerning him
compensation, damages and coverage of debt
is judged by a special procedure, supple, and
less costly, because parties are not obliged to
resort to serviciileunui lawyer. The amount by
which value is drawn from county courts
jurisdiction is established on a regular basis.



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