Justice and Jurisdiction

2017年9月，威尔士政府宣布成立威尔士司法委员会，由科姆盖德的托马斯勋爵（Lord Thomas of Cwmgeidd）领导。该委员会试图审查自1999年权力下放以来威尔士司法系统的运作情况，并调查建立威尔士法律管辖权的可能性。该项目旨在影响和促进委员会的工作。它直接建立在由卡迪夫大学威尔士治理中心领导的与丝绸委员会进程和随后的2014年和2017年威尔士法案有关的工作之上。该项目将考虑：如何在“锯齿边缘”，即非权力下放的司法职能与权力下放的社会政策领域相互作用的点上实现司法；与下放与警务、法院、缓刑服务和监狱有关的事项有关的挑战，以及发展符合威尔士独特需求的司法系统的机会；对威尔士预算的财政影响以及对威尔士更广泛的经济影响。“锯齿状边缘”是项目的第一缕。以罗伯特·琼斯博士在威尔士监狱服务方面的工作为基础，该项目的第一部分旨在解决非权力下放的司法职能与权力下放的政策之间的复杂关系。焦点小组将汇集专业人员和从业人员，探讨威尔士独立司法系统的可行性和机会。该项目的第二部分着眼于探索国际最佳实践的例子，并考虑创新的司法模式和举措如何为威尔士提供服务。这将借鉴对苏格兰刑事司法的研究，以及自2010年以来北爱尔兰的发展。最后一条线考虑了改革的经济影响，包括威尔士预算和更广泛的威尔士经济。利用威尔士治理中心的专业知识，该团队将考虑当前在司法上的支出（跨越锯齿状边缘），威尔士当前“法律经济”的成本，并估计为威尔士建立一个独特的法律管辖权的可能成本。这项工作将以苏格兰和北爱尔兰的类似研究以及其他相关实例为依据。

In September 2017, the Welsh Government announced a Commission of Justice in Wales, to be led by Lord Thomas of Cwmgeidd. The Commission seeks to examine how the justice system works in, and for, Wales since devolution in 1999, and to investigate the possibility of establishing a Welsh legal jurisdiction. This project seeks to shadow, and contribute, to the work of the Commission. It builds directly upon work led by Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre in relation to the Silk Commission process and the subsequent 2014 and 2017 Wales Acts. The project will consider: how justice is delivered at the "jagged edge", the point at which the non-devolved justice functions interact with the devolved areas of social policy; the challenges associated with devolving matters relating to policing, the courts, probation services, and prisons, as well as the opportunities for developing a justice system attuned to the distinctive needs of Wales; the fiscal implications for the Welsh budget as well as the wider economic implications for Wales.The "jagged edge" is the first strand of the project. Building on Dr Robert Jones' work on the prison service in Wales, the first strand of the project seeks to address the complicated relationship between the non-devolved justice functions and the devolved policies that it underpins. Focus groups will draw together professionals and practitioners to explore the practicalities and opportunities of an independent judicial system for Wales. The second strand of the project looks explore the examples of international best practice and consider how innovative justice models and initiatives could deliver for Wales. This will draw upon research into criminal justice in Scotland, as well as developments in Northern Ireland since 2010.The final strand considers the economic impacts of reform, both in terms of the Welsh Budget and the wider Welsh economy. Drawing on expertise within the Welsh Governance Centre, the team will consider current spending on justice (across the jagged edge), the cost of the current "legal economy" in Wales, and estimate the likely cost of establishing a distinct legal jurisdiction for Wales. This work will be informed by similar studies into Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as other relevant examples.