High Court of Justiciary

[[Image:High Court of Justiciary Seal.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Seal of the High Court of Justiciary

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The High Court of Justiciary is Scotland's supreme criminal court.

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The High Court is both a court of first instance and also a court of appeal. As a court of first instance, the High Court sits mainly in Parliament House (or in the former Sheriff Court building) in Edinburgh, but also sits from time to time in various other places in Scotland. As a court of appeal, it sits only in Edinburgh.

Related Topics:
Court of first instance - Court of appeal - Parliament House - Edinburgh

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The High Court of Justiciary has once sat outside Scotland, at Zeist in the Netherlands (see Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial.)

Related Topics:
Zeist - Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial

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