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... court costly presents from Mantua . This mission gave him a first view of the royal collections in Madrid . Two paintings in the groups of copies offered to Philip's favourite , the duke of Lerma , being rainsodden beyond repair , were ...
... court costly presents from Mantua . This mission gave him a first view of the royal collections in Madrid . Two paintings in the groups of copies offered to Philip's favourite , the duke of Lerma , being rainsodden beyond repair , were ...
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... Court of Justiciary , the su- preme court for criminal cases . The judges are the same as those of the Court of Session , the supreme court for civil cases . An appeal may be directed to the House of Lords from the Court of Session ...
... Court of Justiciary , the su- preme court for criminal cases . The judges are the same as those of the Court of Session , the supreme court for civil cases . An appeal may be directed to the House of Lords from the Court of Session ...
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... courts , above which there are regional courts , above which there are regional courts of appeal . At the apex of the judicial system is the Supreme Court . The legal system in use is a mixture of the Italian and British systems of law ...
... courts , above which there are regional courts , above which there are regional courts of appeal . At the apex of the judicial system is the Supreme Court . The legal system in use is a mixture of the Italian and British systems of law ...
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