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A description of the precise procedures that go on in British courts is something for a legal textbook. For those who aren't British, note that it's fairly similar to the American system - an adversarial system with prosecution and defence. This shouldn't be surprising, as the United States inherited [[The Common Law]] from Britain, and many states passed [ |
A description of the precise procedures that go on in British courts is something for a legal textbook. For those who aren't British, note that it's fairly similar to the American system - an adversarial system with prosecution and defence. This shouldn't be surprising, as the United States inherited [[The Common Law]] from Britain, and many states passed [[wikipedia:Reception|statutes of reception]]: laws that more or less said, "The way the law works in England is how it will work here, unless our statutes or constitution say otherwise." It has many of the same tropes, [[Amoral Attorney]] for example. There are differences. |
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We will be focusing on the criminal aspect here, since that's what the media does (tort cases aren't as interesting). |
We will be focusing on the criminal aspect here, since that's what the media does (tort cases aren't as interesting). |
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