Lower Court Case Study

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comply with the constitution and Maldivian legal system. Though the High Court has the power to appeal cases that are put forward to the court to deliberate upon and to interpret laws, it should be noted that the ultimate authority on all such matters rests with the Supreme Court. LOWER COURTS Lower Courts are those courts created under this law as first instance courts and courts which have the jurisdiction to try cases which are not mandated by the Constitution or a law to be carried out by other courts. Lower Courts are classified into two main categories. That is the upper category and the lower category. The courts in the upper category from within the lower courts are the superior courts created under this Act. Or a court created for…show more content…
Criminal Court: - The Criminal Court is mandated with looking into criminal matters, with the exception of criminal activity committed by children (in which instance, the juvenile court would deliberate on the matter) or matters that, by law, would be assigned to a separate court (for instance, drug offences can, with the consent of the accused, be deliberated upon by the drug court instead). Activities that may be deliberated upon by the criminal court include murder, illicit sexual activity, challenging the tenets of the Islamic religion and stealing. 3. Family Court: - The Family court primarily looks into matters relating to disputes arising between families. Matters that may be deliberated upon by the Family Court include inheritance disputes, disputes about parentage, marital issues and divorce, child custody hearings and assignment of child support. 4. Juvenile Court: - The Juvenile Court is a specific court that deliberates on cases involving minors – that is, any individual below the age of eighteen –who have been accused of a…show more content…
Drug Court: The drug court exists specifically to deliberate upon cases whereby an individual has been accused of a drug-related offence and has the power to subject such persons to mandatory rehabilitation programs, with the aim of reintegrating such persons back into the wider society. Cases that are eligible to be brought forward to the Drug Court proceed whereby the person pleads guilty to the drug offense of which they have been accused of and agrees to be subjected to the treatment prescribed by the court, according to the conditions set by the court. Madhanee Court The “Madhanee” Court which was functioning in Male’ prior to the enactment. the Judges, staff, and work of the “Madhanee” Court shall be transferred to the Civil Court once when this law is enacted and the ongoing cases in that court shall also be transferred to the Civil Court from that moment (madhanee court,2017). Jinaaee Court The “Jinaaee” Court which was functioning in Male’ prior to the enactment of transform into the Criminal Court stated. the enactment of this Act that Criminal Court is created. And the Judges, staff, and work of the “Jinaaee” Court shall be transferred into the Criminal Court once when this law is enacted and the ongoing cases in that court shall also be transferred to the Criminal Court from that moment (Jinaaeecourt,2017). Aailaa Aai Behey

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