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Crown Court.

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Human Rights (see below). It protects many basic rights, including the right to life, freedom from fear, freedom from
torture, freedom of speech, freedom of religious worship, freedom of assembly and association, etc (in fact, most of the
articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on which the European Convention is based: see the section on
Human Rights on pages 44 – 48). Its formal name is the European Court for the Protection of Human Rights.
The European Commission of Human Rights
This is a body which investigates any breaches and abuses of the European Convention on Human Rights. It attempts to
end grievances, especially if they contravene the articles detailed in the European Convention, and to help aggrieved
parties reach a settlement without recourse to the European Court of Human Rights (see above).
The European Court of Justice (the ECJ)
This is a court set up to see that the principles of law as laid out in the Treaty of Rome are observed and applied correctly in
the European Union, and has jurisdiction over issues of European Law. Its full name is the Court of Justice of the European
Communities. The Court is responsible for settling disputes relating to European Union law, and also acting as a last Court
of Appeal against judgements in individual member states. 
Court judges in the ECJ are appointed by the governments of the member states for a period of six years. These judges
come from all the member states, and bring with them the legal traditions of each state. The court can either meet as a full
court, or in chambers where only two or three judges are present. The court normally conducts its business in French,
although if an action is brought before the court by or against a member state, the member state can choose the language
in which the case will be heard. The court can hear actions against institutions, or actions brought either by the
Commission or by a member state against another member state. The court also acts as Court of Appeal for appeals from
the Court of First Instance (CFI). The court also interprets legislation and as such acts in a semi-legislative capacity.
The family 1: Relationships (pages 36 – 37)
1. (c) 2. spouse 3. False. Generally a partner is someone you live with (and with whom you have a sexual relationship),
although some people do refer to their spouse as their partner 4. No. Same-sex partners can get married in some
countries, but will not be legally recognised as being married in Britain. However, from December 2005 Britain introduced
Civil Partnerships, which give same-sex couples many of the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. 5. A
separation (from the verb to separate) is the state of two married people no longer living with each other. A divorce is the
legal termination of a marriage (divorce can also be a verb: to divorce) 6. annulled (the noun is annulment, the adjective is
annullable) 7. bigamy 8. Usually (d) (if divorce proceedings are defended, they may be transferred to the High Court, but
this is unusual: most divorce cases are now conducted by what is called the 'special procedure', which means that couples
do not need to go through a full trial. In London, divorce proceedings are dealt with by a special court called the Divorce
Registry) 9. (3) adultery, (4) unreasonable behaviour (for example, emotional cruelty, domestic violence, etc), (5) desertion
(most divorces are granted on conditions (3) and (4))
10.
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A request (the petition) is made by the Petitioner ( = the person applying for the divorce) to the court for a divorce, in
which the facts about the people involved and the reasons for the divorce are explained.
The court sends the divorce petition to the Respondent ( = the other spouse), together with a form called an
Acknowledgement of Service form, which he / she completes. In it, he / she indicates whether or not he / she wishes to