Special Courts definition
Examples of Special Courts in a sentence
Exclusive Special Courts are set up for one or more districts to exclusively hear cases under the PoA Act.
In 1791 Jamaica passed an Act of Parliament providing for Special Courts to try the Maroons.
It provides for establishment of Special Courts, both exclusive and designated, to enable speedy adjudication of cases and provides for appointment of Special Public Prosecutors for every Exclusive Special Court.
His lesser sentence, therefore, must reflect the fact that, as discussed below, the Tribunal found “much to be said in mitigation of punishment” for him.12 An even stronger case can be made that ▇▇▇▇’s 10-year sentence was too lenient: he had served as the Ministry of Justice’s liaison to the SS, SD, and Gestapo until 1943 and as a chief prosecutor in two Special Courts after that; he was convicted of membership in the SS; and the Tribunal found no mitigating factors that justified reducing his sentence.
The Petitioner submits that as per Section 14 of the PoA Act, the state is responsible for establishing Special Courts or Exclusive Special Courts to try cases under the Act.