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In medieval times, judicial duties were often relegated to landed nobility or their council of advisors, essentially making the King or the Witan (whom the King sometimes delegated duties to) the ultimate legal authority within Tretrid. This changed in the 14th century with the establishment of the Royal Tribunal (''Cyneġeþingþu''), Tretrid's supreme court. While the King still appoints judges to the Royal Tribunal in modern times, appointments are made after recommendation of the Witan, exceedingly rare exceptions notwithstanding. While the Falcon's Throne is ''de jure'' the highest arbiter of Tretridian law, its judicial power is entirely delegated to the Royal Tribunal under the Charter of Privileges. The Royal Tribunal is also invested with the power of judicial review, and can thus strike down any act of the ''landmōt'' or the Witan that violates the Charter.
The Witan is reserved the ability to write and change criminal law in Tretrid, though law enforcement and most of the courts are delegated down to the ''land''. Tretrid has a federal court structure alongside the provincial courts, but they only handle matters that the federal government has been given exclusive jurisdiction over.
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