Lower Courts

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Abstract

Performance of judicial authority is in part determined by the specific court context in which judicial officers work. This context is constituted by the kinds of tasks the judicial officer must undertake, the caseload, the types of cases, time pressures, needs and expectations of court users, and the interaction and interdependence among the courtroom participants. Understanding court context requires detailed elaboration of the features of lower courts in Australia, where the empirical research on which this book is based has been undertaken. It is also important to highlight the similarities and differences across lower courts in other similar English-speaking common law jurisdictions, including England and Wales, Scotland, the United States of America, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerforming Judicial Authority in the Lower Courts
EditorsSharyn Roach Anleu, Kathy Mack
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter2
Pages15-29
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781137521590
ISBN (Print)9781137521583
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NamePalgrave Socio-Legal Studies
ISSN (Print)2947-9274
ISSN (Electronic)2947-9282

Keywords

  • Criminal Case
  • Criminal Matter
  • District Court
  • High Court
  • Lower Court

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