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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Gun Court isthe branch of the Jamaican judicial system that tries criminal casesinvolving firearms. The Court was established by Parliament in 1974 tocombat rising gun violence, and empowered to try suspects in camerawithout a jury. The Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, and ResidentMagistrate's Courts function as Gun Courts whenever they hear firearmscases. There is also a Western Regional Gun Court in Montego Bay. Thoseconvicted by the Gun Court are imprisoned in a dedicated prison compoundat South Camp in Kingston. Until 1999, the Gun Court sessions were alsoheld in the same facility. The long sentences of the Gun Court and itsrestrictions on the rights of the accused have given rise toconstitutional challenges, some of which have been appealed to the PrivyCouncil in London.…