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A Judge, settles a dispute, or a public officer appointed or elected to preside over and to administer the law in a court of justice or similar tribunal.
The role of judges in civil law jurisdictions differs considerably from that of judges in common law systems. When different facts or new considerations arise, common law judges are free to depart from precedent and establish new law. The civil law tradition views judges as government officials who perform essential but uncreative functions. Civil law judges administer the codes that are written by legal scholars and enacted by legislators. ... The civil law system assumes that there is only one correct solution to a specific legal problem. ... An Affidavit, in law, voluntary written statement sworn before an officer qualified to administer an oath. ...
THE JURY
The jurys function is to determine from the evidence the facts and to make a proper application of the law relating to those facts as charged by the court. It is the exclusive province of the court to interpret the law and state to the jury what principles of law are applicable to the facts in the case, and such statement and exposition of the law are binding on the jury.
Approximate Word count = 1011
Approximate Pages = 4
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