CRIM 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: International Criminal Court, En Banc, Misdemeanor

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Criminology and Justice Studies
• Course: CRIM 12000
• Professor: Allen Lowery

Document Summary

9 justices (as few as 5; as many as 10) Court of law (vs. court of fact) * court grants cert to roughly 75-80 cases. * full written decisions in roughly 50-60 cases. Presides in open court and in conferences. Assigns the opinion writing duties if votes with the majority. Circulates a list of cert denied suggestions without conference discussion. Takes 4 votes to remove the case from the list and be heard. Determines the order in which cases are heard. Determines the split when sit in division. Determines which cases will be heard by which group when sitting in division. Appointed for life (real power in government is longevity in office, ala a king) Foreign country vs. state/state vs. foreign country. Foreign country vs. u. s. /u. s. vs. foreign country. 15 judges elected for 9 year terms by the u. n. general assembly.