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Monday, November 17, 2003
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“Ministers back supreme court: There has been concern that a new court could threaten Scots law. Ministers have given their backing to Westminster plans for a new supreme court which would take over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
Justice minister Cathy Jamieson said the proposed court would respect “the unique nature” of the Scottish justice system. . .“ BBCPress Release
“Response to consultation on supreme court:
The Executive today [14/11/2003] issued its response to the Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation on constitutional reforms, including the setting up of a UK Supreme Court to replace the House of Lords sitting as an appeal court. . .“ Scot. Exec.
Full Text
Constitutional Reform; Scottish Executive Response: “The Scottish Executive welcomes the proposals [. . .] The Executive agree that the right of appeal to the House of Lords on civil matters has served the Scottish justice system well. A tradition of high quality and durable decisions has built up in a way which has ensured valued and valuable consistency throughout the UK. The Executive see no reason to upset the current balance.
Equally, the Executive do not believe that there is any need to modify current rights of appeal
in relation to criminal matters to give the new UK Supreme Court jurisdiction in those
respects simply for the sake of consistency. There are considerable differences between the
systems of criminal law in Scotland and England. The current system has served the Scottish
justice system well. . .”
Posted by MM
on Mon 17th Nov 2003
at 2:12 pm
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