All democratic states take priority to human rights and their freedom. Following this principle most countries have established judicial institutions to deal with various societies’ matters starting with employment disputes and finishing with criminal cases.
English court system reflects limited monarchy. Crown Courts deal with criminal matters, firstly heard in Magistrates Courts. County Courts deal with civil matters. Particular divisions of the High Court hear cases involving large amount of money. All appeals go to the Court of Appeal. Also, there are special tribunals as industrial that deals with disputes over contracts and sexual discrimination in employment matters.
In Lithuania there are Courts of general jurisdiction: the Supreme Court that is the only court of cassation instance for reviewing effective judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of the courts of general jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals that is appeal instance, District courts hear criminal, civil cases and cases of administrative offences, Regional courts that is first instance for criminal and civil cases and appeal instance for judgements, decisions, rulings and orders of district courts. Special – administrative courts: the Supreme Administrative Court is first and final instance for administrative cases, appeal instance for cases from decisions, rulings and orders of district administrative courts and Regional administrative courts are courts of special jurisdiction established for hearing complaints (petitions) in respect of administrative acts and acts of commission or omission (failure to perform duties) by entities of public and internal administration.
In general, in Lithuanian and English judicial systems are witnesses and suspects have the right to conditional bail. Some courts as Courts of Appeal or County (District) Courts deal same matters. The main differences between Lithuanian and Britain judicial systems are Administrative Courts in Lithuania and jury in Britain.
