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ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM Flashcards

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1
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Scotland and Northern Island have their own…

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Legal system.

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What is a legal duty?

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It governs the relations between people and requires them to do or refrain from doing certain things.

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Define contract law

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Agreements between individuals.

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Define criminal law

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The right of the state to punish individuals.

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Define equity

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Based on duties owed to other individuals on the basis of a legal concept of “conscience”.

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Define private law

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It is concerned with the private relationships between individuals (including companies).

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Define public law

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It is concerned with both relationships between individuals and the State, and with the State enforcing certain standards of behaviour.

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Is equity law private or public?

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Private.

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Is constitutional & administrative law private or public?

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Public.

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Is contract law private or public?

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Private.

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Is tort law private or public?

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Private.

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What is Tort?

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An act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability.

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Is criminal law private or public?

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Public.

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Is land law private or public?

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Private.

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Is company law private or public?

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Private.

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Is EU law private or public?

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Both.

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What are the two principal institutions which can be said to make law in the English Legal system?

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Parliament and the courts.

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What does parliament consist of?

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Parliament consists of the Queen, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

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What do the courts consist of?

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The courts consist of independent, non-elected judges.

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What does the government do?

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The Government makes and implements policy.

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What does parliament do?

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Passes legislation.

22
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What is the Queen?

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Head of State.

23
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What is a custodial sentence?

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A judicial sentence, i.e prison.

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What is a magistrates court?

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Court of first instance.

25
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What is a high court?

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Court of first instance, and appeals court.

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What is a crown court?

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Court of first instance.

27
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What is a supreme court?

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Appeals court.

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What type of law does the supreme court deal with?

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Criminal and civil.

29
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What type of law does the court of appeal deal with?

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Criminal and civil.

30
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What type of law does the county court deal with?

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Civil law.

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What type of law does the high court deal with?

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Criminal and civil.

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What type of law does the magistrates’ court deal with?

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Criminal law.

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What type of law does the crown court deal with?

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Criminal law.

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What does criminal law concern?

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The relationship between an individual and the rest of the community.

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What does civil law concern?

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The relationship between individuals in that community and do not involve or concern the community as a whole.

36
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What is a synonym for legislation?

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Statute.

37
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What is a green paper?

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A consultation document on possible new law.

38
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What is a white paper?

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It incorporates the government’s firm proposals for the new law.

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What comes after the green, then white paper?

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An Act will then begin its life as a document known as a Bill.

40
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What comes after a ‘Bill’?

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It will it eventually become an Act of Parliament, aka a statute.

41
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What is The Doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty also known as?

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Doctrine of Parliamentary Supremacy

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What is The Doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty?

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The doctrine that only Parliament can make or unmake a law meaning that; Parliament has the freedom to make laws of any kind, and Statute cannot be overridden by any body outside Parliament.

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What is consolidation?

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Where one statute re-enacts law which was previously contained in several different statutes- it ‘tidies up’ the law.

44
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What is codification?

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Where all the law on some topic, which may previously have been covered by common law, custom and even statute(s), is brought together in one new statute.

45
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What is case law?

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Case law is law that has been established by following decisions made by judges in earlier cases.

46
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What are Bye-Laws?

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Laws that can be made by local authorities to deal with local issues within their own area.

47
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What are the EU instituitions?

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  1. The council of the european union
  2. The european commission
  3. The parliament
  4. the court of justice of the european union
48
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What can the EU legislation be split between?

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Primary and secondary legislation.

49
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What is EU primary legislation?

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Its founding treaties.

50
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What is the EU secondary legislation?

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Regulations, Directives and Decisions.

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