Ac1.1 Flashcards
What is the government process of law making called
Parliamentary law making
What are the 7 stages of parliamentary law making in order
- Consultation stage
- First reading
- Second reading
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- Third reading
- Royal assent
What are the 3 parts of parliament
House of commons
House of lords
Monarch
Where can a bill start
House of lords
House of commons
What stages of parliamentary law making happen within the houses
- First reading
- Second reading
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- Third reading
What is a green paper
The consultation paper where the first draft of the bill is created
What is the white paper
The final draft of the bill which goes into the house of commons and house of Lords
What is the royal assent
More of a tradition and custom
Last time refused was 1708
What is statutory interpretation
Where a high court judge defines the word in an act
The literal rule
Where the judge follows the word of the act exactly but can cause unjust and absurd outcomes
Case for the literal rule
Whitley v chapman- was not convinced of impersonation of someone to vote as impersonated a dead person who couldn’t vote anyway
Golden rule
Like the literal rule but will look for other meanings of words to not get absurd of unjust outcomes
What is Judicial precedent
Where the results of cases influence others
What is original precedent
Where there is a new area of law there is an original precedent set in the outcome of the case
What is Binding precedent
Where the outcomes of higher courts must be followed by lower courts in the hierarchy
