Satisto adheres to civil law as this renders things equal to the people because the laws that existed in Satisto would have been recognised. The civil law systems rely on written statutes and other legal codes that are constantly updated and which establish legal procedures, punishments, and what can and cannot be brought before a court. In a civil law system, a judge merely establishes the facts of a case and applies remedies found in the codified law.If it was a common rule, there might be a risk that somebody might be accused of a felony or with what you never realised wasn't a statute because the rule is now specified in civil law. There is also no stare decision rule (if it has been determined by the court in the past, it must be dealt with in the same manner that it is now) and often makes things fairer to the individual being prosecuted.  Nor should the person on trial be free unless proved guilty. The jury would include lawyers representing the accused persons, and a judge who is the only person will be allowed will punish the alleged criminal offender. Often, the judiciary cannot be too strong, as it has an original jurisdiction which implies that when a court is first hearing a lawsuit, the court is to retain the original jurisdiction afterwards. The judiciary is independent from the rest of the government, so that they cannot be improperly influenced by other branches of government, or form partisan or private interests. Cases are usually heard by a single judge. In cases of civil law, cases involving rents, or hire purchase or employment, are dealt with by a sub-district judge. Criminal cases can also be heard by a sub-district judge, but only if they are minor offences. More serious or complex cases can be heard by a bench of one to three judges, depending on the seriousness or complexity of the case. Human rights are taken seriously in Satisto, and they are actively enforced by the government. Because most people in Satisto have jobs and the economy is steady, most don't find petty crimes such as robbery appealing, which is one of the reasons why the crime rate in Satisto is so low, and the crime rate is slowly decreasing over the years. Satisto is divided into 11 districts, each with its own court. Each district court is made up of a maximum of 5 sectors, which always include the administrative law, civil law, criminal law and sub-district law sector. Most cases start at a district court. Every district court has a limited jurisdiction sector, which hears cases such as employment or rent disputes, and civil cases involving claims of up to €25,000. This sector also hears cases involving minor criminal offences. The next step is an appeal in cassation at the Supreme Court, Satisto’s highest court in civil, criminal and tax cases. In cassation proceedings the Supreme Court looks not at the facts but at whether the law has been applied properly. If an appeal court judgment is quashed in cassation, the Supreme Court will refer the case back to a different court of appeal. The latter court must then reconsider the case, taking into account the Supreme Court’s judgment. The criminal justice system in Satisto is the system of practices and institutions directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, and sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.