courts of the United Kingdom

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The courts of the United Kingdom are the judiciary bodies that apply and interpret the law across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, including both lower courts and higher appellate courts such as the Supreme Court.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
judicial system
appliesLawIn England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
appliesLegalSystem English law
Northern Ireland law
Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
country United Kingdom
hasFeature hierarchical structure of lower and higher courts
independent judiciary
separation between civil and criminal courts
hasJurisdictionOver administrative law matters
civil law matters
constitutional law matters
criminal law matters
hasPart courts of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: courts of England and Wales

courts of Northern Ireland
courts of Scotland
highestCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
includesCourt Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
Court of Session (in peerage matters)
surface form: Court of Session

Crown Court of England and Wales
surface form: Crown Court

Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
surface form: Crown Court in Northern Ireland

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
High Court of Justiciary
Justice of the Peace courts in Scotland
Sheriff courts of Scotland
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
County courts of England and Wales
surface form: county courts of England and Wales

Magistrates' courts of England and Wales
surface form: magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

Magistrates' courts of England and Wales
surface form: magistrates' courts of England and Wales
interprets Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Acts of Parliament
surface form: Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Acts of Senedd Cymru
surface form: Acts of the Senedd Cymru
overseenBy Judicial Office for England and Wales
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
relatedTo legal profession in the United Kingdom
tribunals of the United Kingdom
replaced Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
subjectTo rule of law
usesLanguage English
Irish in Northern Ireland
Scottish Gaelic in Scotland
Welsh in Wales

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Scots law (to a limited extent) appliesTo courts of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Scots law
this entity surface form: Scottish courts
judicial branch of the Isle of Man cooperatesWith courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: UK judicial authorities
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland courtSystem courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Courts and Tribunals of the United Kingdom
Constitution of the United Kingdom enforcedBy courts of the United Kingdom
Slave Trade Act 1843 enforcedBy courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British courts
UK GI scheme enforcedBy courts of the United Kingdom
courts of the United Kingdom hasPart courts of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: courts of England and Wales
Acts of Parliament interpretedBy courts of the United Kingdom
Acts of the Scottish Parliament interpretedBy courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Scottish courts
Constitution of the United Kingdom interpretedBy courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: judiciary of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: judiciary of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland judicialSystem courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Courts of Northern Ireland
Sheriff courts of Scotland partOf courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Scottish court system
Crown-in-Parliament recognisedBy courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom courts
superior courts of the Isle of Man relatedTo courts of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Judiciary of the United Kingdom