International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law: National, Regional and International Human Rights Practices, Conventions and Law (intensive Full-time) Postgraduate Diploma

Limited Contents:

Predominant Western Legal Systems

• French Legal System
• The Origins of the French Legal system
• The Making of the Law
• French Public Law
• French Private Law
• French Courts Operation
• Getting a Lawyer in France
• The United States Legal System
• Three Branches of the Government
• The Federal Courts
• The Supreme Court
• Military Tribunals
• Three Levels of Review
• Fact and Law
• Federal Law and Jurisdiction
• State Law and Jurisdiction
• The UK Legal System – England and Wales
• UK Legislation
• UK Public Law System
• English Law System
• Family Law
• Classification of UK Law
• Enforcement of Civil and Criminal Law in England and Wales
• Legal Executives
• Solicitors
• Barristers
• Magistrates’ Courts, Magistrates and District Judges of Magistrates’ courts
• County Court and District Judges
• Crown Court and Its judges
• High Court and Its judiciary
• Court of Appeal and Lords Justices of Appeal
• House of Lords and the Law Lords
• Judicial Appointments and Tenure