13 Terms
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Courts
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE)
Legal services; Courts
These are known as the Tokyo Trials, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal or simply as the Tribunal, was convened on April 29, 1946, to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of ...
Family court
Legal services; Courts
A court convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, such as custody of children. In common-law jurisdictions "family courts" are statutory creations primarily dealing with ...
Equity court, court of equity
Legal services; Courts
A court that is authorised to apply principles of equity, as opposed to law, to cases brought before it.
Chancery court
Legal services; Courts
A court that is authorised to apply principles of equity, as opposed to law, to cases brought before it.
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 organisation 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.
