Judiciary of Great Nortend

The Judiciary of Great Nortend is the branch of the government of Great Nortend that is responsible for resolving disputes between subjects as well as between the Crown and subjects by maintaining and upholding the law of the land.

The Law

Main article: Law of Great Nortend

The Erbonian legal system is a mix of customary, regular, civil and statute law, based mostly on an adversarial system. The normal courts (i.e. not the manorial, admiralty, ecclesiastical or martial courts) are in the regular law tradition, often thought of as the Erbonian equivalent to 'common law' and formally known as the 'law of the realm' or lex regni, as contrasted with statute law, formally known as jus rege. The aforementioned courts apply a mixture of civil law practice with elements of the regular law.

There are five traditional categories of 'law'. These categories are: 1. Criminal law; 2. Common law; 3. Admiralty law; 4. Martial law; 5. Canon law.

Judicial office holders

Court dress for the justices of the Chamber Courts.

Addressing judicial officers

Main article: Forms of address in Great Nortend