Diplock court — /dipˈlok kört/ noun In Northern Ireland, a court of law that sits without a jury ORIGIN: Lord Diplock, under whom such courts were introduced in 1972 * * * Diplock court [Diplock court] noun a special court of law in Northern Ireland for people… … Useful english dictionary
Diplock courts — The Diplock courts were a type of court established by the Government of the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland on 8 August 1973, in an attempt to overcome widespread jury intimidation associated with the Troubles. The right to trial by jury was… … Wikipedia
Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock — William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, KC (8 December 1907 – 14 October 1985[1]) was an English judge and Law Lord. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Contributions to legal thought … Wikipedia
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Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… … Wikipedia
Special Criminal Court — The Special Criminal Court ( ga. Cúirt Choiriúil Speisialta) is a juryless criminal court in the Republic of Ireland which tries terrorist and organized crime cases. Article 38 of the Constitution of Ireland empowers the Dáil to establish special … Wikipedia
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The Troubles in Strabane — recounts incidents during and the effects of The Troubles in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane suffered the worst bombings per size of all towns in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.Fact|date=May 2008Incidents in Strabane… … Wikipedia
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission — The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) is a non departmental public body funded through the Northern Ireland Office but operating independently of government as the national human rights institution (NHRI) for Northern Ireland. It… … Wikipedia
List of concentration and internment camps — This is a list of Internment and Concentration camps, organized by country. In general, a camp or group of camps is assigned to the country whose government was responsible for the establishment and/or operation of the camp regardless of the camp … Wikipedia
