Sentence examples for system of magistrates from inspiring English sources

Silvio Berlusconi's government vowed to tame his country's fiercely independent system of magistrates - one that had been bolstered to fight the mafia.

Crime and disorder were dealt with by a system of magistrates and volunteer parish constables, with strictly limited jurisdiction.

The commission should look at extending the scope and remit of magistrates: a system in England, established almost 700 years ago by Edward I, to appoint voluntary lay people (justices of the peace), advised by a qualified lawyer, to administer prompt justice at reasonable cost.

The Roman system of procedure gave the magistrate great powers for providing or refusing judicial remedies, as well as for determining the form that such remedies should take.

At the base of the criminal court system, the magistrates' courts hear all but a tiny proportion of criminal cases.

Nine smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean have already set up a common system, from magistrates' courts to those of first appeal.

This system came crashing down in 2006 thanks to the work of magistrates in Naples, and led to the relegation of Italy's best supported club, Juventus.

To further minimize the misuse of political power, Calvin proposed to divide it among several political institutions like the aristocracy, lower estates, or magistrates in a system of checks and balances (separation of powers).

Courthouses across France heard only urgent cases on Thursday as thousands of magistrates and police officers demonstrated after President Nicolas Sarkozy criticized the justice system's handling of a grisly murder case.

When over 10% of magistrates court cases concern this one offence, you have to ask whether the current system is really working.

When over 10% of magistrates court cases concern this one offence, you have to ask whether the current system is really working," he said.