Deck 27: Future of Courts

Question 1

In 1998, a conference of 160 nations established the first treaty-based international criminal court; the treaty adopted at the conference is known as the

A) Transnational Legal Agreement.
B) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
C) Global Court Act.
D) Athens Allegiance to World Justice Agreement.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following involves a state surrendering an individual accused of a crime to the state in which the individual is accused?

A) Extradition
B) Dispersion
C) Appropriation
D) Exoneration

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which popular television series has had a particularly notable influence on jurors?

A) Miami Vice
B) CSI
C) Boston Public
D) COPS

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Most courts in the United States are providing language services in courtroom proceedings on a daily or weekly basis; which language is most frequently requested?

A) Italian
B) Chinese
C) Spanish
D) French

Question 5

Which of the following types of alternative dispute resolution involves a trained third party working with both parties outside of a courtroom to settle disputes?

A) Mediation
B) Compurgation
C) Polling
D) Reparation

Question 6

Which of the following enable(s) courtroom proceedings to be carried out through technology and allows participants to contribute virtually?

A) Judicial kiosks
B) Online courts
C) Digital justice centers
D) Database integration

Question 7

_______ involves the storage of various types of information that can be accessed by multiple users and helps branches of the criminal justice system share information with each other.

A) Digital justice
B) Judicial gerrymandering
C) Online compartmentalization
D) Database integration

Question 8

Online cybercourts have become increasingly popular in the United States.

Question 9

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center provides reports and general information based on citizen complaints regarding internet crime.

Question 10

Human trafficking is legal in some countries.

Question 11

Courts in some areas have taken proactive efforts to address human trafficking through the creation of specialized courts that focus directly on these types of cases.

Question 12

The International Criminal Court is a vital component of the United Nations.

Question 13

Adjudicating international crimes is difficult due to, among other things, cultural differences, nationalistic mindsets, and jurisdictional issues.

Question 14

Arbitrators, unlike mediators, are not empowered to impose decisions on the parties involved in a dispute.

Question 15

In what ways has technology changed courtroom proceedings? What changes can we expect in the future?

Question 16

How has globalism changed our courts, and what can we expect with regard to courts and international crimes in the future?