NCJ Number
28747
Date Published
1974
Length
32 pages
Annotation
STUDY OF JURISDICTION, VENUES, PERSONNEL AND DIRECTIONS AS TO SITTINGS, DATES, AND TIMES IN NORTHERN IRELAND'S COUNTY AND MAGISTRATES' COURTS.
Abstract
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT TO ASSUME THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FUNCTION OF COUNTY COURTS, ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENT MAGISTRATES TO EACH OF THE EIGHT CIRCUITS AND FIVE TO BELFAST, AND THE CREATION OF A RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE ALL COURT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.