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court

vr.tr.court · SOC.ORG

Let an agent handle courts by jurisdiction, level, competence, procedure and access, without giving legal advice on individual cases.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle courts by jurisdiction, level, competence, procedure and access, without giving legal advice on individual cases.

A tribunal with authority to decide legal disputes and administer justice in civil, criminal, administrative and other matters, from local courts to supreme and international courts; historical forms include the Spanish audiencias.

What it is for: Resolving disputes and upholding the rule of law.

It can be find the competent court; look up hearings and judgments; access legal aid and court help desks; understand appeal routes.

Distinguishing features

Decides legal disputes

Hierarchy of instances

Public hearings in principle

Independent judiciary

What it looks like

Courthouses with courtrooms, judges, parties and clerks; many hearings now online.

How it is recognised

Court name and level

Case numbers and published judgments

Royal courts or courtyards are other senses

Related models

is a kind of - category

tribunal and governing body

applies - rules

law

is staffed by - officials

judge

is confused with - other senses

royal court and courtyard

In practice

Families and kinds

civil and criminal courts

administrative courts

appellate and supreme courts

international courts

historical courts

Identifiers

ECLI European Case Law Identifier judgments

Standards and regulation

National constitutions and court organisation acts

European Convention on Human Rights Article 6

Rules of civil and criminal procedure

Failure modes and hazards

Agents giving legal advice

Missing deadlines

Confusing jurisdictions

Also called

audiencia territorialReal AudienciaCentgerichtreal audiencia indianaworld courtinternational courtdefunct courtProvisional District World CourtProvisional Regional World CourtGogerichtcour d'appelspecialised court of the European Unioninternational criminal courtMixed Courts of EgyptMixed Commission Courtcourt of lay assessorjudicial panelMixed Tribunals of First InstanceCairo Mixed Tribunal of First InstanceAlexandria Mixed Tribunal of First InstanceMansourah Mixed Tribunal of First InstanceBrazilian Special Courtstribunal da relaçãoAdministrative and administrative courts of appeal in SwedenNightingale Courtmanorial courtChild Protection Courtjudicial system of Japanlower courtregional courthigh courtJustice of the peaceAssize courts of SwedenPetty Benchpeople's tribunalNational penal ecclesiastical courtsummary courtUnited States article III courtland consolidation courtKolegium

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.court-act

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which court.

Jurisdiction decides.

Court

Name and level.

Court

Court identity.

  1. Which court, at which level and in which jurisdiction? provenance
  2. What cases does it hear? definition

Competence

Jurisdiction.

Competence

Competence.

  1. Is this the competent court for the matter? boundary
  2. Who decides competence? provenance
Procedure How cases run.

Procedure is formal.

Steps

Process.

Steps

Procedure.

  1. What are the main stages of proceedings? definition
  2. What deadlines apply? measurement

Appeal

Higher courts.

Appeal

Appeals.

  1. Where can a decision be appealed? provenance
  2. Within what time? measurement
Access Getting help.

Justice should be accessible.

Legal aid

Help.

Legal aid

Legal aid.

  1. Is legal aid or a court help desk available? action
  2. Who is eligible? boundary

Hearings

Public access.

Hearings

Hearings.

  1. Are hearings public, and how can they be attended? provenance
  2. Are there accessibility services? definition
Records Judgments.

Judgments are published.

Judgments

Case law.

Judgments

Judgments.

  1. Where are judgments published? provenance
  2. Are parties anonymised? boundary

Limits

No legal advice.

Limits

Advice limit.

  1. Is the user asking for advice on their own case? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should court types be separate entries?
  • How should judgments be linked?
  • How should other senses be split off?
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