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• Diplock courts — the name given to courts in Northern Ireland in which certain terrorist offences are tried by a judge sitting without a jury. The name derives from that of the English law lord whose report in 1972 recommended their creation. Collins dictionary… …   Law dictionary

• Diplock courts — The Diplock courts were a type of court established by the Government of the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland on 8 August 1973, in an attempt to overcome widespread jury intimidation associated with the Troubles. The right to trial by jury was… …   Wikipedia

• Diplock court — /dipˈlok kört/ noun In Northern Ireland, a court of law that sits without a jury ORIGIN: Lord Diplock, under whom such courts were introduced in 1972 * * * Diplock court [Diplock court] noun a special court of law in Northern Ireland for people… …   Useful english dictionary

• Diplock — may refer to: Bramah Joseph Diplock, 1903 inventor of the pedrail wheel. Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, an English judge and Law Lord. Diplock courts, juryless courts established in Northern Ireland in an attempt to overcome jury intimidation.… …   Wikipedia

• Diplock court — n a special court of law in Northern Ireland for people accused of terrorist offences. Diplock courts were set up in 1972 under the British judge Lord Diplock (1907–85) when the normal system of trial by jury had become difficult because jury… …   Universalium

• Courts of Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Northern Ireland …   Wikipedia

• Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock — William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, KC (8 December 1907 – 14 October 1985[1]) was an English judge and Law Lord. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Contributions to legal thought …   Wikipedia

• Jury trial — Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is to be distinguished from a bench trial where a judge or panel of judges make all decisions.English… …   Wikipedia

• The Troubles — Troubles redirects here. For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation). The Troubles Political map of Ireland …   Wikipedia

• Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 — Titre An Act to make provision with respect to the following matters in Northern Ireland, that is to say, proceedings for and the punishment of certain offences, the detention of terrorists, the preservation of the peace, the maintenance of order …   Wikipédia en Français