High Court/ District Court

1997 Words8 Pages
In this assignment I will outline the structure and the jurisdiction of both the High Court and district court; I will show my understanding of the court system and how it was established, giving brief accounts of the power each court has and the role it plays in legal system. I will also outline how as a social care practitioner we will interact with these court systems. All law, civil and criminal, is dealt with by the courts. The courts and judicial system have been established from Articles 34 to 38 of the Constitution. “Article 34.1 States – Justice is to be administered Justice were established by law by Judges appointed in the manner provided by the Constitution, and, save in such special and limited case as may be prescribed by law, shall be administered in public.” “Establishment and Constitution Act 1961 and the Courts Supplemental Provisions Act 1961, these Acts give effect to the provisions of the Constitution with regard to the ordinary and regulate the functions, power and jurisdiction of these courts”. Established courts The District Court, The Circuit Court, The High Court/Central Criminal Court, The Court of Criminal Appeal and The Supreme Court The District Court is one of the lowest court systems in Ireland it is one of local and limited jurisdiction it was established by section 5 of the Courts Act 1961 .The criminal case will be heard in the District Court were the offence was committed, were the person who committed the offence resides in or carries out business or were they were arrested as the country is divided into Districts to each of which a Judge of the District Court is appointed one judge no jury under District Court rules 1997 the members to any proceedings in the District Court are the barrister or solicitor a member of the Garda Síochana, D.P.P the judge and the accused . The criminal jurisdiction dealt with in the
Open Document