Appeal
Appeal
Appeal, in law, request to a higher court to reverse the decision made by a lower court. The party who won the decision in the lower court is called the appellee; the party appealing the decision is called the appellant. Except in unusual cases, the appellate court may only review questions relating to law and may not disturb the factual determinations of the lower court. The right of appeal is derived from English law, in which an appeal was obtained by a writ of error. Most states of the U.S., however, use the notice of appeal to initiate appellate action. If an appeal is not undertaken within a limited period usually prescribed by statute, the original decision becomes final and binding on the parties.
The right of appeal provides the opportunity to have an involved legal question given more deliberate and careful study than is possible in the lower courts. Whereas the decision of a lower court is usually rendered by a single judge, in an appellate court several judges hear the case and bring their views to bear on the same problem. The decision is usually available in printed form and indicates the basis for the court’s conclusions. These judgments are often cited as precedents in future cases. For detailed information on appeals, see Courts; Courts of Appeals; Courts in the United States. (1)
Appeal (in an Election) in Election Law
Continued legal action requesting review by a higher instance of a decision made by a lower authority regarding a claim. This may apply, for example, to registration of voters or candidates, or to electoral results. Appeals may be filed before an electoral authority or a court. The electoral law usually provides for several kinds of appeals in relation to the different phases of the electoral process, which can be filed before the electoral authorities and/or several types of ordinary or specialised courts.
Deadline For Appeal in Election Law
Time until which a person is legally entitled to continue a legal action before a competent jurisdiction after his or her non-acceptance of a decision made by a lower-ranking authority.
Tribunal, Action, Appeal
From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Tribunal, Action, Appeal (1): When any question arises and is being adjudicated in the tribunal of the church organization, either as an original action or on appeal, the State court will not interfere so long as the proceedings are in accordance with the rules and regulations of the church, unless some vested right to property is in question or some one’s right as a citizen of the State or of the United States is being infringed.159
Description of Appeal
In this reference work, appeal is a sort of the Legal History category.
Description of Appeal
Appeal
Appeal
Resources
See Also
- Consolidated appeal
- Courts of Appeals, U .S.
- Cross appeal
- Interlocutory appeal
- Interlocutory Appeals Act
- Limited appeal
Resources
See Also
Further Reading
- Information related to appeal in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom
Resources
See Also
Resources
See Also
Resources
Notes and References
- Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago
See Also
- Religion
- Church
Resources
See Also
- Election Law
- Electoral Laws
- Electoral Legislation
Resources
See Also
- Election Law
- Electoral Laws
- Electoral Legislation
Resources
Notes and References
See Also
The Legal History of Appeal
This section provides an overview of Appeal
Resources
See Also
- Legal Biography
- Legal Traditions
- Historical Laws
- History of Law
Further Reading
- Appeal in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- Appeal in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
- A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
Spanish Translation of appeal
This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to appeal and / or a definition of this topic: Apelación (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).
Hierarchical Display of Appeal
Appeal
Concept of Appeal
See the dictionary definition of Appeal.
Characteristics of Appeal
[rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”]
Resources
Translation of Appeal
- Spanish: Vía de recurso
- French: Voie de recours
- German: Rechtsmittel
- Italian: Mezzi di ricorso
- Portuguese: Instância de recurso
- Polish: środki odwoławcze
Thesaurus of Appeal
Law > Justice > Ruling > Appeal
See also
- Appeal in cassation
- Appeal to a higher authority
- Appeal to the Court of Cassation
- Means of appeal
- Means of redress
- Review procedure
Leave a Reply