Unlike the Michelin guide which takes the restaurant décor and service into consideration with its rating, Gault Millau only judges the quality of the food.

Unlike common law, judges ' verdicts do not set binding precedents under the principle of stare decisis, and unlike civil law, sharia does not utilize formally codified statutes ( these were first introduced only in the late 19th century during the decline of the Ottoman Empire, cf.

Unlike many civil law countries which have some courts on which panels of judges with nearly equal status composed of both legally trained professional judges and lay judges who lack legal training and are not career judges, the United States legal system ( like most Anglo-American legal systems ) makes a clear distinction between professional judges and laymen involved in deciding case who are jurors who are part of a jury.

Unlike federal courts, where judges are Presidential appointees confirmed by the U. S. Senate serving life terms of office, the vast majority of states have some judges who are elected, and the methods of appointment for appointed judges vary widely.

Unlike Circuit Court and Family Court judges, magistrates are not required to be attorneys.

Unlike Circuit Court judges or Family Court judges, magistrates are not required to be attorneys.

Unlike Circuit Court judges or Family Court judges, magistrates are not required to be attorneys.

Unlike the life tenure appointments of federal judges ( including the Supreme Court of the United States ), state supreme court judges hold the judicial bench for 12 years, as do judges of the Court of Appeals.

Unlike the American realists, positivists believe that in many instances the law provides reasonably determinate guidance to its subjects and to judges, at least in trial courts.

Unlike judges in the United Kingdom, judges in Australia never wear breeches, hose and buckled shoes.

Unlike trial court procedure, where judges intervene only when asked by the parties to resolve objections, it is typical for judges at the appellate level to be active participants in oral argument, interrupting the presenting lawyers and asking questions.

Unlike in some civil-law systems, academic treatises or learned commentary is not considered a separate source of law or cited by judges, but judges and attorney rely on it for their arguments.

Unlike most Common-law jurisdictions, the majority of civil law jurisdictions have specialized courts or sections to deal with administrative cases which, as a rule, will apply procedural rules specifically designed for such cases and different from that applied in private-law proceedings, such as contract or tort claims.

Unlike France or Germany, there are no special administrative courts of first instance in the Netherlands, but regular courts have an administrative " chamber " which specializes in administrative appeals.

Unlike auto camps, tourist courts typically provided bed and breakfast or hotel-style service, usually with stand-alone cabins.

Unlike most civil law systems, common law systems follow the doctrine of stare decisis, by which most courts are bound by their own previous decisions in similar cases, and all lower courts should make decisions consistent with previous decisions of higher courts.

Unlike in other European countries of the time, the nobility in Bohemia was not a part of the literary audience and thus this split of literary effort led to a certain lack of development and stagnation of Czech baroque literature in comparison to other European countries of the time, especially in genres that were written for noble courts.

Unlike most European court system ( in both common law and civil law countries ), it is unusual in American state courts to reserve very serious crimes for a court different than the one that handles all other felony cases in a given county.

Unlike state courts, federal courts are courts of " limited jurisdiction ", that can only hear the types of cases specified in the Constitution and federal statutes ( primarily federal crimes, cases arising under federal law, cases with a United States government party, and cases involving a diversity of citizenship between the parties ).

Unlike non-criminal cases, criminal proceedings in state courts are primarily conducted orally, in person, in open court.

Unlike some state courts, the power of federal courts to hear cases and controversies is strictly limited.

Unlike the provincial superior courts, which exercise inherent or general jurisdiction, the federal courts ' jurisdiction is limited by statute.

Unlike the mandatory sentences of the courts, acts of Parliament provided considerable latitude in suiting the punishment to the particular conditions of the offender's family.

Unlike courts of common law tradition, ecclesiastical tribunals do not follow the adversarial system.

Unlike the UK, most continental European member states have written constitutions and some have constitutional courts with the exclusive power to interpret the national constitution.

Unlike some other final appellate courts internationally, there is no automatic right of appeal to the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Unlike criminal cases in the lower courts, the Supreme Court does not deal with the issue of guilt.

Unlike Sophocles, who established the setting and background of his plays in the introductory dialogue, Euripides used a monologue in which a divinity or human character directly and simply tells the audience all it needs to know in order to understand the subsequent action.

Unlike China, which established new ties across a broad political spectrum, North Korea concentrated its diplomatic efforts in Europe with those countries with a strong communist or socialist party, such as Finland, West Germany, Sweden, and Denmark.

Unlike China, which established new ties across a broad political spectrum, North

Unlike the forest-bound Yoruba kingdoms, Oyo was in the savanna and drew its military strength from its cavalry forces, which established hegemony over the adjacent Nupe and the Borgu kingdoms and thereby developed trade routes farther to the north.

Unlike Europe, where the royal court, aristocratic families and the established church were in control, the American political culture was open to merchants, landlords, petty farmers, artisans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Quakers, Germans, Scotch Irish, Yankees, Yorkers, and many other identifiable groups.

Unlike most other University of California campuses, UCI was not named for the city it was built in ; at the time of the university's founding ( 1965 ), the current city of Irvine ( established in 1975 ) did not exist.

Unlike the political movement of the 1950s that squarely targeted intellectuals, the new movement was focused on established party cadres.

Unlike large established vineyards in other parts of the United States and Europe, the growers and winemakers of Washington will often devote personal attention to visitors, offering tastings and discussing their craft.

Unlike most other autonomous communities of Spain ( but like the Basque Country ), Navarre has almost full responsibility for collecting and administering taxes which must follow the overall guidelines established by the Spanish government but may have some minor differences.

Unlike the British constitutional system, in Belgium the monarchy underwent a belated evolution which came after the establishment of the constitutional monarchical system because, in 1830-1831, an independent state, parliamentary system and monarchy were established simultaneously.

Unlike the earlier First Triumvirate, the Second Triumvirate was an official, legally established institution, whose overwhelming power in the Roman state was given full legal sanction and whose imperium maius outranked that of all other magistrates, including the consuls.

Unlike its predecessor, the Kamakura Shogunate, or its successor, the Tokugawa Shogunate, when Ashikaga Takauji established his bakufu he had little personal territories with which to support his rule.

Unlike traditional municipal governments, the county government is established by the state legislature by statute and is not chartered.

Unlike Star Control 3 by Accolade, Project 6014 tries to stick to the script as established by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III.

Unlike a normal dial tone, a secondary dial tone is provided when a connection has already been established and, except for free calls, is being charged for.

Unlike the Constitution of 1822, this new document established four branches of government.

Unlike many other categories, such as opiates, which are established according to pharmaceutical properties, club drugs are a " category of convenience ", which includes drugs ranging from phenethylamines such as the popular ecstasy to the lesser known 2C-B, inhalants ( nitrous oxide and amyl nitrite " poppers "), stimulants ( such as amphetamines and cocaine ), and hallucinogens such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms.

Unlike NATO, CENTO did not have a unified military command structure, nor were many U. S. or UK military bases established in member countries, although the U. S. had communications and electronic intelligence facilities in Iran, and operated U-2 intelligence flights over the USSR from bases in Pakistan.

Unlike in the United Kingdom, where the term ( Fidei defensor, in Latin ) signifies the sovereign's position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and a member and defender of the security of the Church of Scotland, there have been no established churches in Canada since before its confederation in 1867.

Unlike other cities along the Adriatic coast, which were established by Greeks, Illyrians and Romans, Šibenik was founded by Croats.

Unlike the CPS, which had been established by Thatcher and Keith Joseph, and the IEA, which focused on more theoretical matters, the ASI was well-placed to produce bold and direct policies.

Unlike the more physical form of school bullying, workplace bullying often takes place within the established rules and policies of the organization and society.

Unlike Frasier, part of whose background comes from Cheers, Niles ' background is established over the course of Frasier.

Unlike the previous eyalet system, the 1864 law established a hierarchy of administrative units: the vilayet, liva / sanjak, kaza and village council, to which the 1871 Vilayet Law added the nabiye.

" Unlike Ontario's Osgoode Hall, which was first established in 1862 under the auspices of the Law Society of Upper Canada and subsequently shut down several times before re-opening in 1889, Dalhousie Law School sought to treat the study of law as a liberal education.