Norway, England, Wales, and the United States
and criminal matters in Wales, England, and Northern Ireland. This change was made on October 1, 2009 and replaced the judicial functions of the judicial House of Lords. "the Supreme Court has been established to achieve a complete separation between the United Kingdom's senior Judges and the Upper House of Parliament, emphasizing the independence of the Law Lords and increasing the transparency between Parliament and the courts" (Lee, 2011, p. 37). Going back to the United States, the court systems operate under the judiciary branch with courts operating at the district, state, and federal level (Cole, Smith,… Continue Reading...
