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2010-01-27 Britain

U.K. Supreme Court Strikes Down Terror Measure

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Posted by tipper 2010-01-27 12:02|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 It's kind of hard to get used to the idea of the U.K. Supreme Court, which has only been around since 2005, replacing the "Law Lords", a 12-seat judicial panel appointed to the House of Lords specifically for that purpose.

The nagging sense is that this is because the SCOTUS is the highest profile court in the world, with credibility far greater than any other national or international court. Every one of its decisions is pondered by attorneys and judges around the world.

This has created endless consternation, because a lot of non-Americans think that SCOTUS decisions apply to them, instead of the laws of their own country.

A similar predicament happened in Italy, because of TV reruns of Perry Mason. Most Italians became far more familiar with US law than Italian law. So much so that they ended up changing their judicial system.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-01-27 13:31|| 2010-01-27 13:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Most Italians became far more familiar with US law than Italian law. So much so that they ended up changing their judicial system. Hmm. Maybe we should offer free reruns of Perry Mason to all those Islamic countries.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-27 20:47|| 2010-01-27 20:47|| Front Page Top

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