Tribunal

For other uses, see Tribunal (disambiguation).

Tribunal is a generic term for any body acting judicially, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate appearing before a Court on which a single Judge was sitting could describe that judge as 'their tribunal'. A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law

In the Roman Catholic Church, a tribunal usually refers to literally one of three instances of ecclesiastical courts: (1) a diocesan tribunal (2) a provincial tribunal, that is, of more than one diocese and commonly referred to as an appellate court (3) the Sacra Rota Romana, or Sacred Roman Rota, the highest court of appeals. An ecclesiastical court (also called "Court Christian" or "Court Spiritual" is any of certain Courts having Jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal The Tribunal of the Rota Romana or the Sacred Roman Rota is the highest appellate tribunal of the Latin Rite and several of the Eastern Catholic Churches

Many bodies that are titled 'tribunals' are so described to emphasize the fact that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. For example the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a body specially constituted under international law; in Great Britain, Employment Tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes. See also Rwandan Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR) is an International court established in November See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Employment Tribunals are Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies in England and Wales and Scotland which have statutory Jurisdiction Private judicial bodies are also often styled 'tribunals'. The word 'tribunal' is not conclusive of a body's function. For example, in Great Britain, the Employment Appeal Tribunal is a superior court of record. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Employment Appeal Tribunal is a Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Body in England and Wales and Scotland, and is a superior Court of

Tribunals in Republic of Ireland

the Republic of Ireland, the word tribunal is popularly used to refer to a public inquiry established under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A public inquiry is an official Review of events or actions ordered by a country's state's or province's government The main difference between a Parliamentary Inquiry (non statutory) and a Tribunal of Inquiry in Ireland is that non-statutory inquiries are not vested with the powers, privileges and rights of the High Court; Tribunals of Inquiry are. Tribunals are established by resolution of the Houses of the Oireachtas to enquire into matters of urgent public importance. The Oireachtas (ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ is the "national parliament" or Legislature of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann. It is not a function of Tribunals to administer justice, their work is solely inquisitorial. Tribunals are obliged to report their findings to the Oireachtas. The Oireachtas (ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ is the "national parliament" or Legislature of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann. They have the power to enforce the attendance and examination of witnesses and the production of documents relevant to the work in hand. Tribunals can consist of one or more people. A layperson, or non lawyer, may be the Sole member of a Tribunal.

See also: Public Inquiry # List of selected Irish public inquries

Tribunals in the United Kingdom

Main article: Tribunals in the United Kingdom

The tribunal system of the United Kingdom is part the national system of administrative justice. A public inquiry is an official Review of events or actions ordered by a country's state's or province's government The Tribunal system of the United Kingdom is part the national system of Administrative justice with tribunals classed as Non-departmental The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Administrative law is the body of Law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of Government. Though it has grown up on an ad hoc basis since the beginning of the twentieth century, from 2007 reforms were put in place to build a unified system with recognised judicial authority, routes of appeal and regulatory supervision. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision

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an assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law

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