| The work of courts may affect a lot of people | | | | cases, the court is divided into three levels: trial court, |
| besides the ones directly involved. For example, the | | | | in which the court initially hears cases and reviews |
| decision in 1954 held in US courts; to let white children | | | | the testimony and evidence, immediate appellate |
| and black children study in different schools affected | | | | court, and the Supreme Court. In some places, |
| many families living there. Similarly, the bail bonds the | | | | appellate court has limited powers of review. In USA, |
| system by which a person pays money as | | | | for example, appellate courts are restricted to |
| prescribed, affects a lot of people. In other words, | | | | hearing appeals based on matters from trial courts. |
| bail bond is a process that is used to obtain the | | | | Supreme - Supreme Court is the highest |
| release of the defendant and the complete | | | | jurisdictional body in the court system, whose rulings |
| procedure takes place in court. | | | | cannot be further reviewed by any other court. Many |
| A court is an institution of the government, which | | | | countries have multiple supreme courts, with each |
| settles disputes through a legal procedure. People | | | | being the court for last resort for any undecided |
| come to resolve their issues and other matters. The | | | | cases. In some countries, there also exists a |
| issues can range from divorce to a bank robbery or | | | | Supreme Administrative Court whose decisions is final |
| murderer. The jury decides what really happened and | | | | and does not overlap with the Supreme Court's |
| what should be done about it, based on the evidence | | | | decision. |
| and the detainees. They decide whether a person | | | | Trial - It is of general jurisdiction, in which any |
| committed the crime and what the punishment | | | | type of civil or criminal cases are brought, and which |
| should be. They use the adversary process to reach | | | | are not committed exclusively to any other court. |
| a decision. In this process, each defendant gives their | | | | Evidence and testimony are admitted under the rules |
| persuasive arguments to the fact finder and | | | | of evidence, which are made by the procedural law |
| emphasizes on them. The fact finder then analyzes | | | | and determined on the facts found. |
| the case and then a decision is made based on it. | | | | Constitutional - It is a branch of the high court |
| Types of Courts | | | | that deals with constitutional laws. Its aim is to decide |
| There are several types that you come across. | | | | whether the laws challenged are really |
| Some work with the jury that makes a decision with | | | | unconstitutional. Some countries do not have |
| the facts given under the order of a judge. While in | | | | constitutional courts but instead, work out these |
| the others, the decision of the facts and the laws, | | | | matters with the Supreme Court. |
| both are made by judges. Following are some of the | | | | Family court - A family court decides on the |
| different types: | | | | matters that pertain to family matters and make |
| Appellate - This type of court hears the appeal | | | | decisions which are in relation to family law, such as |
| of a trial court or other low tribunal court. In most | | | | custody of children, divorce or abuse cases. |