GDT
HTH :)

I found as well " the judicial system ",
same reference.

In other words, the judges who administer justice through the courts, both ciivl and criminal.

Why does this appear at the top of a trial document?

Could you post a further note and provide more info about what is involved? Context is there, but perhaps limited to give anything other than a word for word translation...

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Thanks for your mail. I am not surprised to discover that the original is Swiss. The hits I got were mainly Swiss. I really do think it just mean “judiciary”, at least judging by the description I found and knowing that is how we refer to it in England. Compare these two sources below, Swiss and UK.


http://www.geneve.ch/tribunaux/Menu_judiciaire.html

http://www.geneve.ch/tribunaux/en_particulier/pjudiciaire.ht...
“Le Pouvoir judiciaire est l\'un des trois Pouvoirs de l\'Etat. Il est séparé du pouvoir législatif et du pouvoir exécutif (art. 130, Constitution cantonale). Les magistrats judiciaires, à l\'exception des juges prud\'hommes, sont élus par le peuple tous les six ans. Au 1er juin 2002, il y avait 72 juges de carrière, dont quatre à demi charge et 117 autres juges, suppléant-e-s et assesseur-e-s. »

http://www.ukpoliticsbrief.co.uk/constitutional_position_of_...
The Constitutional position of the Judiciary in the UK
Judges interpret and uphold the law, as laid down in statutes by parliament. They are also at present involved in framing laws as the most senior Judges, the Law Lords, sit in the second chamber, the House of Lords, and can seek to influence Bills as they pass through parliament. Michael Howard\'s Bill to reform sentencing rules was heavily criticised by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Taylor, as it went through the Lords. In addition, judges contribute to the system of common law when they make decisions in the courts in specific cases ( interpreting statutes ). Decisions made in higher courts are binding on lower courts, and set a precedent for future cases, that judges can draw on.
At the head of the judiciary is the Lord Chancellor, who is appointed by the PM. Distinct from the Lord Chancellor are the government’s own Law Officers, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General, whose job is to handle legal cases that involve government departments.
Although the Chancellor is appointed by the PM he is apolitical in the way he does his job which is concerned with:
- appointments of judges ( in theory the Queen appoints them on the advice of the LC)
- advising the government on reform of the legal system
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/info/news_items/glossary.htm#...

JUDICIAL/JUDICIARY
(i) Relating to the administration of justice or to the judgment of a Court
(ii) A judge or other officer empowered to act as a judge


http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=467297&secid=.-

separation of powers
The doctrine that the liberty of the individual is secure only if the three primary functions of the state (legislative, executive, and judicial) are exercised by distinct and independent organs. It was propounded by Montesquieu (De l\'Esprit des Lois, 1748), who regarded it as a feature of the UK constitution. In fact, however, while the judiciary is largely independent, the legislature and the executive depend on one another and their members overlap. The doctrine had a great influence over the form adopted for the constitution of the USA and many other countries
Dictionary of Law, Oxford University Press © Market House Books Ltd 1997