[South Africa] The magistrates` courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa. They are the courts of first instance for most criminal cases except for the most serious crimes, and for civil cases where the value of the claim is below a fixed monetary limit. South Africa is divided into magisterial districts, each of which...
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Presided over by one or more justices of the peace, these courts had both civil and criminal juridiction. The majority of criminal cases brought before these courts were tried summarily, rather than being forwarded for trial at the Old Bailey. In London from the late eighteenth century these courts became more professional and were presided over by...
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