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crimes against humanity

Legal services; Courts

Defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave ...

quasi-judicial body

Legal services; Courts

An individual or organization which has powers resembling those of a court of law or judge and is able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties on a person or organization.

tribunal

Legal services; Courts

General sense is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.

chancery court

Legal services; Courts

A court that is authorized to apply principles of equity, as opposed to law, to cases brought before it.

court-martial

Legal services; Courts

A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment.

appeals court, court of appeals

Legal services; Courts

A court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

court christian, court spiritual

Legal services; Courts

These are courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation ...