Simon McGarrApr 10, 2024

One of my quiet amusements when I go abroad alone is to visit the courts nearby.

Currently, the holder of the record for the friendliest court is the NY State Supreme Court, where a registrar and a judge spotted me looking incongruous sitting in the court and the registrar took me on a tour.

Show threadSimon McGarrApr 10, 2024
The case was on a break, as there were negotiations ongoing. I do not know what made me look so unusual as to trigger investigation from the bench. I would have thought Big Irish Heads were commonplace in New York.
Show threadSimon McGarrApr 10, 2024
I visited a court in Rome, but it wasn’t sitting, which was sad. I have seen Italian lawyers before the CJEU and they are a very different style. Gold braid is involved.
Show threadSimon McGarrApr 10, 2024
Visiting a court is an excellent way to see parts of a place that may not come in front of your eyes in touristy circumstances. It’s like a show, where random people are pressed in off the street to play parts without audition alongside practised actors.
Show threadMarkham Nolan
@Tupp_ed I was in Arusha in late 2001 after finishing my law degree and sat in on two sessions of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Rwandan Genocide. Harrowing testimony.
Apr 10, 2024 at 9:12pmWeb