Court Organization (Scotland)
The judicial organization in Scotland encompasses ordinary criminal and civil law jurisdiction. The basis of Scottish civil jurisdiction are the Sheriff Courts , comparable to the German local courts . For simple cases of criminal law there is also the Justice of the Peace Courts . The College of Justice comprises the Supreme Courts of Scotland . The organs of the Scottish Supreme Courts are the Court of Session , the High Court of Justiciary , the Office of the Accountant of Court and the Auditor of the Court of Session . The seat of the College of Justice is in Parliament House in Edinburgh . The Scottish Chief Justice is the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General , since 2015 Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway . He is represented by the Lord Justice Clerk , since 2016 Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian .
The judges are appointed by the British monarch on the recommendation of the First Minister , who in turn submits them on the basis of recommendations from the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland . The term of office of judge ends at the retirement age of 75 years.
The Lord Advocate is the Attorney General of Scotland. All charges are nominally made on his behalf. The incumbent is one of Scotland's Great Officers of State . The current Lord Advocate has been James Wolffe since 2016 . Lawyers are admitted as advocates and solicitors , depending on their training . Some courts, especially the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom , but also the labor courts ( "employment tribunals") have United in civil matters jurisdiction throughout the Kingdom. The High Court of Justiciary remains the highest criminal court in Scotland.
literature
- Helmut Weber: Introduction to Scottish Law. , Darmstadt 1978, ISBN 9783534078455 .
- Michael C. Meston, W. David H. Sellar , Lord Cooper : The Scottish Legal Tradition. New enlarged edition. The Saltire Society and The Stair Society, Edinburgh 1991, ISBN 0-85411-045-3 .
- Kenneth Reid, Reinhard Zimmermann (Eds.): A History of Private Law in Scotland. Volume 2: Obligations. Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 2000, ISBN 0-19-829928-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Enid A. Marschall: General Principles of Scots Law. 7th edition. 1999, pp. 3-16: Chapter 1: Historical Background.
- ^ About the Court of Session , retrieved from www.scotcourts.gov.uk on May 7, 2019.
- ^ Holyrood approves James Wolffe and Alison Di Rollo as top legal officers . In: The Scotsman , June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
