quasi-judicial tribunal
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quasi-judicial — The characterization of an adjudicatory function of an administrative agency. 1 Am J2d Admin L § 138. The characterization of an act partially judicial, such as the issuance of a warrant of arrest by a clerk of court. 15 Am J2d Clk Ct § 22. The… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Quasi-judicial body — A quasi judicial body is an individual or organization which has powers resembling those of a court of law or judge and is able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties on a person or organization.PowersSuch bodies usually have powers of… … Wikipedia
tribunal — tri·bu·nal /trī byün əl, tri / n [Latin, platform for magistrates, from tribunus tribune, from tribus tribe] 1: the seat of a judge or one acting as a judge 2: a court or forum of justice: a person or body of persons having to hear and decide… … Law dictionary
Judicial review in English Law — Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual. A person who feels that an exercise of such power by a government authority, such as a… … Wikipedia
Judicial review in English law — See also: Judicial review Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts in England and Wales supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual. A person who feels that an exercise of… … Wikipedia
judicial power — That power which is granted to a court or judicial tribunal. Rhode Island v Massachusetts (US) 12 Pet 657, 738, 9 L Ed 1233, 1266. That part of the sovereign power which belongs to the courts or, at least, does not belong to the legislative or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
tribunal — A quasi judicial institution established to resolve conflict between public or private individuals or bodies. Tribunals are a means of avoiding the expensive and timeconsuming needs of the courts and of settling a large number of relatively… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
Judicial review — is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm. Judicial review is an example of the functioning of separation of powers in a modern governmental… … Wikipedia
International judicial institution — International judicial institutions can be divided into courts, arbitral tribunals and quasi judicial institutions. Courts are permanent bodies, with near the same composition for each case. Arbitral tribunals, by contrast, are constituted anew… … Wikipedia
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
