The word 'judiciary' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the system of courts and judges that exists in a particular society or country. For example: "We must put our faith in the judiciary, as it is the cornerstone of any free and democratic society."
The principle is simple in theory — Beijing is responsible for the city's defence and foreign affairs; Hong Kong enjoys limited self-governance and civil liberties, including an independent judiciary and unrestricted press.
It sets out to be comprehensive and to bring consistency while maintaining the independence of the judiciary.
"You cannot train the judiciary to combat this crime if there are no laws on the books.
The status of the judiciary has proven to be a key weakness of many post-communist regimes, as confirmed by many evaluations of national judicial systems, processes and components.
The voice is of a retired deputy clerk in the judiciary.
Since 2010 the government has enjoyed a parliamentary super-majority which it has used to undermine the independence of the judiciary, the power of the constitutional court and media freedom and pluralism, as well as to gain control over state institutions".
After the many restrictions imposed on the judiciary and civil society, the internet issue may appear to them to be the last straw.
"The battle over free expression has just begun in Iran, with Rouhani and his administration pitted against hardliners, who are deeply entrenched in both parliament and the judiciary.
"I think it's for public bodies like the Border Force officials, it's for schools and colleges, and others like the judiciary, as we've recently seen, to make a judgment in relation to those cases as to whether it's necessary to ask somebody to remove the veil.
Ejaz Abbas Naqvi, a Mumbai lawyer who has represented men accused of terrorism, said that though "the majority of Muslims believe that anyone arrested is innocent", there was still 100% faith in the judiciary.
But the truth of the matter is that most of the institutions we have with us, whether the civil service, the judiciary, were actually bequeathed by the British to South Africa".
