All countries have there legal system with institutions creating, modifying, abolishing and applying the law. These judicial institutions deals with variuos matters.
In England minor criminal cases as parking violations usually begins in a Magistrates Court. The higher Crown Court deals with serious crimes like murder and deals with criminal matters only. The cases wich deals with civil matters goes to County Court and all appeals of the lower courts go to the Court of Appeal. The High Court hears cases involving large amount of money. And the highest court the House of Lords deals with all matters.
In Lithuania there are courts of general jurisdiction: the Supreme Court of Lithuania is the only court of cassation instance for reviewing effective judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of the courts of general jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals is appeal instance for the cases heard by regional courts as courts of first instance, a district court is first instance for criminal, civil cases and cases of administrative offences, cases assigned to the jurisdiction of mortgage judges, as well as cases relating to the enforcement of decisions and sentences, a regional court is first instance for criminal and civil cases assigned to its jurisdiction by law, and appeal instance for judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of district courts. And others are special – administrative courts: the Supreme Administrative Court is first and final instance for administrative cases, is appeal instance for cases from decisions, rulings and orders of district administrative courts, as well as for cases involving administrative offences from decisions of regional courts, also instance for hearing, in cases specified by law, of petitions on the reopening of completed administrative cases, including cases of administrative offences, Regional administrative courts are courts of special jurisdiction established for hearing complaints (petitions) in respect of administrative acts and acts of commission or omission (failure to perform duties) by entities of public and internal administration.
In conclusion, there some similarities in England and Lithuanian judicial system, like there are hierarchical structure of courts, Courts of Appeal and County Courts deal same matters, witnesses and suspects have the right to conditional bail. The main differences are that in Lithuania there two types of courts (Courts of general jurisdiction and Special – administrative courts) and there are no jury in Lithuania.
In England minor criminal cases as parking violations usually begins in a Magistrates Court. The higher Crown Court deals with serious crimes like murder and deals with criminal matters only. The cases wich deals with civil matters goes to County Court and all appeals of the lower courts go to the Court of Appeal. The High Court hears cases involving large amount of money. And the highest court the House of Lords deals with all matters.
In Lithuania there are courts of general jurisdiction: the Supreme Court of Lithuania is the only court of cassation instance for reviewing effective judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of the courts of general jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals is appeal instance for the cases heard by regional courts as courts of first instance, a district court is first instance for criminal, civil cases and cases of administrative offences, cases assigned to the jurisdiction of mortgage judges, as well as cases relating to the enforcement of decisions and sentences, a regional court is first instance for criminal and civil cases assigned to its jurisdiction by law, and appeal instance for judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of district courts. And others are special – administrative courts: the Supreme Administrative Court is first and final instance for administrative cases, is appeal instance for cases from decisions, rulings and orders of district administrative courts, as well as for cases involving administrative offences from decisions of regional courts, also instance for hearing, in cases specified by law, of petitions on the reopening of completed administrative cases, including cases of administrative offences, Regional administrative courts are courts of special jurisdiction established for hearing complaints (petitions) in respect of administrative acts and acts of commission or omission (failure to perform duties) by entities of public and internal administration.
In conclusion, there some similarities in England and Lithuanian judicial system, like there are hierarchical structure of courts, Courts of Appeal and County Courts deal same matters, witnesses and suspects have the right to conditional bail. The main differences are that in Lithuania there two types of courts (Courts of general jurisdiction and Special – administrative courts) and there are no jury in Lithuania.
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