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Italian to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / Swiss court system | | Italian term or phrase: segretario assessore | | This appears to be some kind of judge who assists the presiding judge. I've read that the Swiss system uses lay judges - could it be some kind of lay judge? |
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| | magistrate's clerk | Explanation: 'Con l'organizzazione attuale delle Preture gli impiegati (pur rimanendo pacifica una differenza di requisiti e di capacità) e cioè il segretario assessore'
http://www.ti.ch/CAN/SegGC/comunicazioni/GC/odg-mes/rapporti...
Pretura means Magistrate's court
'The question has now been resolved, as the new code, which came into force on 24 October 1989 and adopted the adversarial system, provides for such a separation in respect of proceedings in the magistrate’s court. In Articles 549 to 567 it institutes a public prosecutor’s office at each magistrate’s court (pretura)'
http://www.menschenrechte.ac.at/orig/93_3/Padovani.pdf
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'Magistrate judges or district judges are always assisted by a professional legal adviser or clerk to the justices...'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates'_Court |
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