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Lords had the duty to provide protection and justice to their serfs. They were responsible for maintaining law and order in their territories, ensuring that serfs were safe and not subject to external threats or violence. Additionally, lords were expected to provide basic necessities such as food, shelter, and protection during times of conflict or hardship.
In the England and Wales the final level of court was the House Of Lords - but now a decision of the House Of Lords can be reviewed by the European Court Of Justice.
The Lords acts as a revising chamber for legislation and its work complements the business of the Commons. The House of Lords is also the highest court in the land: the supreme court of appeal. A group of salaried, full-time judges known as Law Lords carries out this judicial work.
It was a majority decision by the Supreme Court, which is the Judiciary Branch of the U.S. Government.
None. Upon the creation of the Supreme Court in October 2009, the Law Lords were removed from the House of Lords. This has strengthened the separation of powers by removing the judiciary from the legislature.
Until October 2009, the function of a court of final appeal in all domestic matters in England the Wales is performed by the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, or the 'Law Lords'. In October 2009, the 12 judges making up the Law Lords at that time will form the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom which will then function as the senior court in all matters of English, Welsh, and Northern Irish law.
The House of Lords
The Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
12 Law Lords who previously sat in the House of Lords before the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005
Humans interested in power and money are responsible for conflict diamonds. Other names for these humans are war lords and terrorists.
A judge is an officer of the crown who sits to administer justice according to law.Judges are Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (House of Lords), Lords Justices of Appeal (Court of Appeal), Puisne Judges (High Court), Circuit Judges (Crown Court and County Court), Recorders (Crown Court and County Court) and District Judges (County Court). A Judge is generally appointed from the ranks of practicing barristers but a solicitor may be appointed a Recorder and thereafter a Circuit Judge.Judges of the High Court and above may only be removed from office by both Houses of Parliament.
The highest court of appeals in the English Westminster model of government is the House of Lords.