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12. Procedures
  
  Article 121-Judicial Code  
121.1 Judicial Code  
  The Judicial Code of United-Korea for all courts consists of the Judicial Code. All existing and new laws providing for judicial responsibility concerning Civil and Criminal Law are subject to inclusion in the Judicial Code.  
  These rules govern the procedure in United-Korea of all courts in all suits of a civil or criminal nature.They shall be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action.  
  The present Code is based on the Charter of United-Korea and the generally recognized principles and norms of international law.  
121.2 Structure of the Judicial Code  
  The Judicial Code is structured into chapters, which in turn are divided into articles and then one or more clauses within each article.  
  The major chapters of the Judicial Code are:  
  1. Introductory provisions 2. Code of conduct 3. Judicial standards and social objectives 4. Justice and operation of courts 5. General principles of the court 6. General principles of discovery and investigation 7. General principles of evidence 8. General principles of the Jury 9. General principles of warrants 10. General principles of securing an accussed person 11. General principles of criminal defense 12. General principles of criminal prosecution 13. General principles of criminal arraignment 14. General principles of a criminal plea 15. General principles of a criminal trial 16. General principles of criminal hearing 17. General principles of criminal verdicts and judgments 18. General principles of criminal appeal and hearing 19. General principles of civil action 20. General principles of civil defense 21. General principles of civil trial 22. General principles of civil hearing 23. General principles of civil verdicts and judgments 24. General principles of civil appeal and hearing  
  While an article may belong to a particular chapter, the numbering of all articles is consecutive so that the entire body of articles of the Judicial Code may be read as one, with or without the chapter headings.  
     
 
 

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