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Judicial Systems of the USA and the UK

Qiu Cheng

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Belonging to the Common Law system,both the USA and the UK enjoy judicial independence on the basis of the separation of powers.However,the differences in history,culture and tradition between them have given rise to the differences of judicial systems.In the USA,its judicial system is characterized by its judicial federalism.The American Constitution in 1787 and The Judicial Law in 1789 produced two parallel court systems:the federal court and the state court.Different from the courts in the USA,jurisdiction in the UK is rather concentrated.There has formed a unified judicial system since pertinent laws were issued by the British parliament in 1876.

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Belonging to the Common Law system,both the USA and the UK enjoy judicial independence on the basis of the separation of powers.However,the differences in history,culture and tradition between them have given rise to the differences of judicial systems.In the USA,its judicial system is characterized by its judicial federalism.The American Constitution in 1787 and The Judicial Law in 1789 produced two parallel court systems:the federal court and the state court.Different from the courts in the USA,jurisdiction in the UK is rather concentrated.There has formed a unified judicial system since pertinent laws were issued by the British parliament in 1876.

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Belonging to the Common Law system,both the USA and the UK enjoy judicial independence on the basis of the separation of powers.However,the differences in history,culture and tradition between them have given rise to the differences of judicial systems.In the USA,its judicial system is characterized by its judicial federalism.The American Constitution in 1787 and The Judicial Law in 1789 produced two parallel court systems:the federal court and the state court.Different from the courts in the USA,jurisdiction in the UK is rather concentrated.There has formed a unified judicial system since pertinent laws were issued by the British parliament in 1876.

Key concepts: Judicial independence, Law, Judicial review, Federalism, Jurisdiction, Political science, Judicial activism, Parliament

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