Diplock court
noun /ˈdɪplɒk kɔːt/
/ˈdɪplɑːk kɔːrt/
- a special court of law in Northern Ireland for people accused of terrorist offences. Diplock courts operated from 1973 under the British judge Lord Diplock (1907-85) when the normal system of trial by jury had become difficult because jury members were being threatened and even murdered. In Diplock courts, each case was heard by a single judge. The lack of a jury was criticized as unfair, although the accused person had certain extra rights in these courts. Diplock courts ended in 2007.
Diplock法院：北爱尔兰的一个特别法院，专门负责被控犯有恐怖主义罪行的人。迪普洛克法院从1973年开始由英国法官迪普洛克勋爵（Lord Diplock，1907-85年）运营，当时由于陪审团成员受到威胁甚至被谋杀，陪审团的正常审判制度变得十分困难。在迪普洛克法院，每个案件都由一名法官审理。尽管被告在这些法院享有某些额外权利，但缺乏陪审团被批评为不公平。Diplock法院于2007年结束。