Courtroom
A room in which court hearings are conducted is referred to as a courtroom , boardroom or negotiation room .
Location
Classic courtroom
Often times, a courtroom is a large hall and part of a courthouse. As a rule, a courtroom is set up so that the court sits at the head end. There is space for the litigants to the left and right of the court. There is space for the record on one side between the court and the litigant. Opposite the court is the spectator area. There is free space between the spectator area and the court and the litigants.
This is usually the place of the witness in criminal proceedings, for example . The attorney’s representative often sits with his back to the windows. Any experts or co-plaintiffs usually sit on the side of the public prosecutor's office.
In civil proceedings, the parties sit side by side across from the judge. It is not specified here who sits on the window side. However, from the judge's point of view, the plaintiff is often on the left.
In principle, both civil and criminal matters can be negotiated in the same halls. However, there are also halls that are specially designed for criminal matters, for example with special protective measures for or against the accused ( e.g. armored glass framing of the accused bank) or with a separate entrance for the presentation of an imprisoned accused or witness.
Usually, a smaller, separate room is attached to the head end of the courtroom, the so-called conference or consultation room. The court can withdraw to this point for consultation.
Judges' room
Many negotiations, especially in the local and regional courts in civil matters, take place in the judge's office instead of in a courtroom . Here the parties take their seats at a simple conference table while the judge conducts the proceedings from his desk. According to Section 124 (1) of the " Guidelines for Criminal Proceedings and Fines Proceedings " (RiStBV), the courtroom and not the judge's room should be the place of the main hearing for criminal proceedings .
Other locations
The court can also sit outside the courthouse. It can meet outdoors during an on-site visit (for example, if a crime or accident site or property is to be inspected ). Following the on-site visit, z. B. a room in a restaurant can become a courtroom. In these cases, the same legal provisions must be observed that also apply to courtrooms within the courthouse.
Legal
The presiding judge exercises the right to issue instructions within the courtroom, the " session police ". Since court proceedings are generally public , everyone must have access to the courtroom. This assumes that the public is aware of the procedure, which z. B. is to be ensured by posting.
Classroom
The University of Graz will have a moot court room, a practice room equipped like a courtroom, by summer 2017 . The equipment, which costs € 60,000, is co-financed by the city, the country and private individuals, namely law firms and insurance companies.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ RiStBV (full text)
- ↑ Uni Graz is building courtroom for law students orf.at, February 27, 2017, accessed February 27, 2017.
