{{Dialogue a-b-a|Bartemius Crouch Sr.|You have been brought here before the Council of Magical Law so that we may pass judgment on you, for a crime so heinous —|Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Father. Father… please…|— that we have rarely heard the like of it within this court.|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.]] conducts the trial of [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|his son]] and [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange]].|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Bartemius Crouch Sr.|You have been brought here before the Council of Magical Law so that we may pass judgment on you, for a crime so heinous —|Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Father. Father… please…|— that we have rarely heard the like of it within this court.|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.]] conducts the trial of [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|his son]] and [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange]].|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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The '''Council of Magical Law''' is a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] board comprised of a judge, a panel of members and jury, with competence to pass verdict on criminal cases as well as reviewing information given to them by convicted criminals. The Council is hierarchically inferior to the [[Wizengamot]], which is the Wizard High Court.
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The '''Council of Magical Law''' is a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] board comprised of a judge, a panel of members and jury, with competence to pass verdict on criminal cases as well as reviewing information given to them by convicted criminals. The Council is hierarchically inferior to the [[Wizengamot]], which is the Wizard High Court. They also employ a number of [[Council of Magical Law guards|guards]] in their service.
Trials are brief, with members being presented the evidence against the accused beforehand. The accused is only brought in to give his testimony before the panel of jurors pronounces judgement. Notably, on the trial of [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] and [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], the accused were denied to provide their testimony before being given a life sentence in [[Azkaban]]. People external to the Council were, apparently, allowed to attend some of the trials, such as [[Rita Skeeter]] (on [[Ludo Bagman]]'s trial) and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.'s mother|Mrs. Crouch]] (on [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|her son]]'s trial).
Trials are brief, with members being presented the evidence against the accused beforehand. The accused is only brought in to give his testimony before the panel of jurors pronounces judgement. Notably, on the trial of [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] and [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], the accused were denied to provide their testimony before being given a life sentence in [[Azkaban]]. People external to the Council were, apparently, allowed to attend some of the trials, such as [[Rita Skeeter]] (on [[Ludo Bagman]]'s trial) and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.'s mother|Mrs. Crouch]] (on [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|her son]]'s trial).
The Council of Magical Law is a Ministry of Magic board comprised of a judge, a panel of members and jury, with competence to pass verdict on criminal cases as well as reviewing information given to them by convicted criminals. The Council is hierarchically inferior to the Wizengamot, which is the Wizard High Court. They also employ a number of guards in their service.
Trials are brief, with members being presented the evidence against the accused beforehand. The accused is only brought in to give his testimony before the panel of jurors pronounces judgement. Notably, on the trial of Bartemius Crouch Jr. and Rabastan, Rodolphus and Bellatrix Lestrange, the accused were denied to provide their testimony before being given a life sentence in Azkaban. People external to the Council were, apparently, allowed to attend some of the trials, such as Rita Skeeter (on Ludo Bagman's trial) and Mrs. Crouch (on her son's trial).
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