The World Court, also known as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is the principal judiciary of the United Nations (UN) and the only international court that hears disputes between nations. It was established in 1945 by the UN Charter...
THE LEGAL PROCESS
writ
A writ is an order issued by a legal authority with administrative or judicial powers, typically a court. In the United States, the All Writs Act authorizes the Supreme Court and all federal courts to issue “all writs necessary or appropriate...
writ of attachment
Writ of attachment refers to court approved seizures of defendant property early in a case to ensure the plaintiff can receive adequate damages. In order to receive a writ of attachment, a plaintiff must meet certain requirements, and the...
writ of certiorari
The word certiorari comes from Law Latin, meaning "to be more fully informed." A writ of certiorari orders a lower court to deliver its record in a case so that the higher court may review it. The writ of certiorari is a common law writ,...
writ of coram nobis
A writ of coram nobis is a writ of error issued by the court to correct errors of law in its own judgment. It is a common law tradition that allows the court to correct its judgment and administer justice should facts that would have changed...
writ of coram vobis
A writ of coram vobis is a directive from an appellate court to a lower court to review its decision in a case due to the presence of a fact which existed during consideration of the initial case, but was missing from the record due to some...
writ of error
A writ of error is an order requested by a party for a judge to reconsider the case. A writ of error is mainly used to correct an error of law (not fact) and to ensure that the legal proceedings and judgments adhere to the correct legal...
writ of execution
A writ of execution is a court order that directs law enforcement personnel to seize non-exempt property owned by the defendant and sell it at public auction to satisfy a judgment won by the plaintiff. The defendant is also called a judgment...
writ of garnishment
A writ of garnishment is a court order that compels the seizure or attachment of a defendant's property, or that of a judgment debtor that is in the possession or control of the property. The person or entity in possession of the property is...
writ of mandate (mandamus)
A (writ of) mandamus, or mandate, is an order from a court to an lower court or government official to orderly perform a duty or correct an abuse of discretion. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For D.C. (2004). According to the U....