ABSTRACT
KEYPOINTS: the need for security against attacks from people both inside
and outside the complex, while ensuring full access to those entitled makes design increasingly difficult.
Contents 1 Introduction 2 The court system 3 The courtroom 4 The courtroom environment 5 Outside the courtroom
1 INTRODUCTION
1.01 The judicial system of England and Wales is in direct line of descent from that established by William I nearly a thousand years ago, subsequently modified by Magna Carta and many other reforms. Courthouses, therefore, are the visible manifestation of one of the most fundamental set of principles upon which our society is based.
