The Legal System
Court Procedures
AUSTRALIA
As a basic introduction to what happens in a court of law, the following websites may be of use. Several of these sites also contain useful glossaries. Note that there may be variations from state to state.
South Australia:
Glossary of legal terms: http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/community/going_to_court/glossary.html
The South Australian Legal Services Commission, Law Handbook 'court procedures.' In particular, see: Item 3 Procedure.
http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au/search.php?query=court+procedures&combine_search=all&num_recs=20&search_areas=all&refine_by_section=page&sort_by=relevance
Click next for pages which lead on to brief outlines of Appeals, Evidence, Relevance, etc. http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch11s05s01s03.php
See also:
Item 6. Going to Court http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch12s02s15.php
The SA Government information page, Crime, Justice and the law: http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Crime%2C+justice+and+the+law/The+legal+system
The State Library of South Australia's Fact Sheet, Legal Information http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=730&c=9094 holds a lot of useful information for legal researchers. Note that the printed resources have mainly been produced prior to 2005.ANU law internet resources: very useful guide to Australian and international online legal websites http://anulib.anu.edu.au/subjects/law/subjects/law.html
Victoria:
http://www.opp.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/justlib/office+of+public+prosecutions/home.html
THE U.K.
UK Courtroom Advice: Worth exploring the links. More topics appear under sub-menus. Mouse-over each topic to reveal these. http://www.courtroomadvice.co.uk/searchresultscss.cfm
Fact sheet about youth offending in Devon but gives lots of useful info within the pages if you follow the hyperlinks and read the mouse-overs: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/cyps/youngpeople/youth_offending/court-procedures.htm
"The Site.org" Court Procedure fact sheet, also appears to be mainly applicable to youth http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/introuble/courtprocedureCriminal
Justice system for England and Wales http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/
Her Majesty's Court Service http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/aboutus.htm
Abuselaw.com: UK Law practice which specialises in various types of abuse cases. Contains very basic, brief overviews of court systems and a glossary: http://www.abneys.co.uk/AbuseLaw/index.asp See also links and toolbar, eg courts: http://www.abneys.co.uk/AbuseLaw/courts.asp
Scotland: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courtusers/crimcourtattenders/attending_06.asp
AUSTRALIA
As a basic introduction to what happens in a court of law, the following websites may be of use. Several of these sites also contain useful glossaries. Note that there may be variations from state to state.
South Australia:
Glossary of legal terms: http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/community/going_to_court/glossary.html
The South Australian Legal Services Commission, Law Handbook 'court procedures.' In particular, see: Item 3 Procedure.
http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au/search.php?query=court+procedures&combine_search=all&num_recs=20&search_areas=all&refine_by_section=page&sort_by=relevance
Click next for pages which lead on to brief outlines of Appeals, Evidence, Relevance, etc. http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch11s05s01s03.php
See also:
Item 6. Going to Court http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch12s02s15.php
The SA Government information page, Crime, Justice and the law: http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Crime%2C+justice+and+the+law/The+legal+system
The State Library of South Australia's Fact Sheet, Legal Information http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=730&c=9094 holds a lot of useful information for legal researchers. Note that the printed resources have mainly been produced prior to 2005.ANU law internet resources: very useful guide to Australian and international online legal websites http://anulib.anu.edu.au/subjects/law/subjects/law.html
Victoria:
http://www.opp.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/justlib/office+of+public+prosecutions/home.html
THE U.K.
UK Courtroom Advice: Worth exploring the links. More topics appear under sub-menus. Mouse-over each topic to reveal these. http://www.courtroomadvice.co.uk/searchresultscss.cfm
Fact sheet about youth offending in Devon but gives lots of useful info within the pages if you follow the hyperlinks and read the mouse-overs: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/cyps/youngpeople/youth_offending/court-procedures.htm
"The Site.org" Court Procedure fact sheet, also appears to be mainly applicable to youth http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/introuble/courtprocedureCriminal
Justice system for England and Wales http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/
Her Majesty's Court Service http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/aboutus.htm
Abuselaw.com: UK Law practice which specialises in various types of abuse cases. Contains very basic, brief overviews of court systems and a glossary: http://www.abneys.co.uk/AbuseLaw/index.asp See also links and toolbar, eg courts: http://www.abneys.co.uk/AbuseLaw/courts.asp
Scotland: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courtusers/crimcourtattenders/attending_06.asp