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- The Court of Castle Chamber (which was sometimes simply called Star Chamber) was an Irish court of special jurisdiction which operated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It was established by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571 to deal with cases of riot and offences against public order generally, and all crimes which threatened the security of the Crown. It was explicitly modelled on the English Court of Star Chamber, and it was often referred to as Star Chamber. It took its name from the chamber (which no longer exists) which was specially built for it in Dublin Castle, situated over the main gate. The Court of Castle Chamber in its early decades was, like Star Chamber, popular with members of the public who, under the guise of complaining about cases of riot or public disorder, brought their private lawsuits to Castle Chamber, which was often swamped with private business as a result. Nonetheless, its jurisdiction to hear private cases was often questioned and was not confirmed until 1634. Its popularity was seemingly unaffected by the fact that it was notoriously ineffective in enforcing its decrees. In the seventeenth century, Castle Chamber, like its English counterpart, was seen by the Stuart dynasty as a suitable instrument for enforcing government policy and it became highly unpopular as a result. Its use by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1632-1640) was virtually all-powerful in that Kingdom, as the principal instrument for subduing his, and the king's, political opponents, was one of the principal reasons for his downfall and execution in 1641. During the political upheaval caused by the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the court simply ceased to operate, although there is no record that it was ever formally abolished. It was not revived after the Restoration of 1660. (en)
- 城堡法院（Court of Castle Chamber；Star Chamber；Court of Castle Chamber in Ireland；愛爾蘭城堡法庭）為在十六及十七世紀運作之具有特殊管轄權的愛爾蘭法院。 城堡法院是由女王伊麗莎白一世於1571年所成立，用以處理騷亂與其他違反公共秩序的罪行、以及威脅王室安全的所有罪行的審判法院。它明確地模仿英國星室法庭，通常亦被稱為"星室法院"(Star Chamber)。城堡法院自己的名稱"Court of Castle Chamber"中之"Chamber"(已不再存在)一詞是表示專為都柏林城堡所建造的，且位於正門上方之房室。"城堡法院"(Castle Chamber)在其早期的幾十年裡，猶如"星室法庭"(Star Chamber)一般，非常受到公眾的歡迎；在以抱怨騷亂或公共秩序混亂為表面原因之下，公眾將他們的私人訴訟帶到城堡法院來處理，之後者城堡法院卻都以在審理私人企業等之訴訟業務。儘管如此，城堡法院審理私人案件的管轄權經常受到質疑，直到1634年管轄權才得到最終的確認。 在十七世紀，城堡法院像英國法院一樣，被斯圖亞特王朝視為在英倫三個王國裡為強化王室政府執行法律的的必要工具；而城堡法院也變成相當的不受歡迎。第一代斯特拉福德伯爵托马斯·温特沃斯執掌愛爾蘭總督(1632-1641)期間幾乎擁有極大的權力，並將城堡法院作為迫害他政敵的主要工具，也是他在1641年垮台與被殺的主要原因之一。於1641年愛爾蘭叛亂造成的政治動盪期間，城堡法院只是停止運作；儘管沒有任何記錄證明法院已被正式廢除。在1660年之後，城堡法院再也沒有恢復了。 (zh)
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