JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS. SUMMARY

The role of each court and its capacity differs, because a partucular court can specialize only a particular case.
A person can appeal to a higher court for reasessment, but it may be costly and time-consuming. The lowest court in United Kingdom is Magistrates Court, then goes the Crown or County Court, later High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords. The Crown Court deals with criminal cases, the County Court with civil cases and the Highest Court deals with all unlawful actions. There are twelve jurors in a Crown Court trial, aged from 18 to 70 years old and selected at random from the public. In some states the judges and jurors decide the case together and in other states juries even can appoint a punishment to the criminal. The appel system often is for the benefit of the defendant.
In most states court cases are open to the public, except when a child is giving evidence of sexual abuse or a jury is being threatened by someone who watches the trial.