Question

Complete the text with the words from the box:
Justice, superior, law, court, appeals, administer, trial, appellate, civil, military, jurisdiction, criminal

Courts are established to 1)… civil law and criminal 2)…. The term 3) … is also applied to international tribunals created to resolve controversies among governments, e.g. the International Court of 4)…, established by the UNO.

Among the general classifications are courts of 5)… and inferior jurisdiction, trial courts, appellate courts, civil and criminal courts and some others. Courts of superior 6)…, often called higher courts or 7)… courts, are generally those to which 8) … are made from decisions of courts of inferior jurisdiction, referred to as lower courts or 9)… courts. Civil and criminal courts deal with breaches of the 10)… law and 11)… law respectively. Courts with special limited jurisdictions – such as 12)… courts – are known by the names of these jurisdictions.

Answer 1

Courts are established to administer civil law and criminal justice. The term court is also applied to international tribunals created to resolve controversies among governments, e.g. the International Court of Justice, established by the UNO.

Among the general classifications are courts of superior and inferior jurisdiction, trial courts, appellate courts, civil and criminal courts and some others. Courts of superior jurisdiction, often called higher courts or appellate courts, are generally those to which appeals are made from decisions of courts of inferior jurisdiction, referred to as lower courts or trial courts. Civil and criminal courts deal with breaches of the civil law and criminal law respectively. Courts with special limited jurisdictions – such as military courts – are known by the names of these jurisdictions.