Judiciary of Laiatan
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The judiciary of the Laiatan is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the Laiatanese Federation.
The Laiatanese legal system is a common law based on case law, as compared to the civil law systems. Laiatan uses an adversarial system, where the role of the judge is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecutor and the defendant, as compared to an inquisitorial system, where the judges are actively involved in investigating the facts of the case.
The independence of the judiciary of Laiatan is historically older than democracy in Laiatan. The organization of courts is traditionally strong, and almost all federal and provincial actions are subject to judicial review.
The judicial system was established and is governed by Article IV of the Laiatanese Constitution. Article IV states that "[t]he judicial Power of the Laiatanese Federation, shall be vested in one Supreme Federal Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Federation Assembly may from time to time ordain and establish."
Law
Laiatan's legal system is based upon common law whose highest source of law is the Laiatanese Constitution, which sets up the judiciary, but the law adjudicated in court comes from case law.
Courts
Judicial officers
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| Main article: Laiatan | ||
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| Government: Cabinet ♦ Federation Assembly ♦ Federal Council ♦ People's Council ♦ President ♦ Supreme Federal Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
| History: Pre-Mahigan Laiatan ♦ Kingdom of Laiatan ♦ Laiatanese Empire ♦ Laiatanese Junta ♦ Laiatanese Federation | ||
| Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Zakhar Kreskov ♦ Aleksey Zukov ♦ Yuri IV ♦ Katerina I ♦ Nika Alkaev ♦ Yura Lainov | ||
