Tribunal

A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a single judge could describe that judge as 'their tribunal'. Many governmental bodies that are titled 'tribunals' are so described to emphasize that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. For example, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a body specially constituted under international law; in Great Britain, employment tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes. Private judicial bodies are also often styled 'tribunals'. The word tribunal is not conclusive of a body's function. For example, in Great Britain, the Employment Appeal Tribunal is a superior court of record.

The term is derived from the tribunes, magistrates of the Classical Roman Republic. "Tribunal" originally referred to the office of the tribunes, and the term is still sometimes used in this sense in historical writings.

Tribunal (TV series)

Tribunal is an Australian television series which aired in 1963 to early 1964 on Sydney station ATN-7. Actors played controversial historical figures such as Brutus, General Custer, Lizzie Borden and Richard III, who were interrogated about their actions by Alistair Duncan. Among the actors who played roles were Gordon Glenwright, Ron Haddrick, James Condon, Kerry Francis, Denys Burrows Keith Buckley, and Nigel Lovell, The series aired in time-slots ranging from 10 minutes to 15 minutes

Despite airing in an era where Australian television series were often wiped, many of the episodes are held by the National Film and Sound Archive.

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Tribunal (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"Tribunal" is the 25th and penultimate episode of the second season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 45th episode overall. It is the first episode directed by cast member Avery Brooks (Commander Benjamin Sisko).

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this episode, Chief O'Brien (Colm Meaney) is convicted and later accused at a tribunal held on Cardassia Prime, where the legal status of the accused is determined before the trial even begins: guilty. This episode provided a look at the Cardassian judicial system and culture.

Plot

Chief O'Brien is just about to head off on vacation, but he can't bring himself to let someone handle his duties while he is away and so he annoys the other members of the command staff with reminders about various things until they order him to leave. While he is on his way to meet his wife Keiko, Miles runs into an old crewmate named Raymond Boone (John Beck). The two had served together on the USS Rutledge, before O'Brien served aboard the Enterprise and long before he arrived on Deep Space Nine. The two old friends chat briefly and part ways.