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When was Sir William Blackstone alive?

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1723-1780

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When did the uk become part of the EU?

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1972

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Why did sir William Blackstone write?

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Commentaries on the law of England 1765-1769

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What constitutes the written law?

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Judicial decisions

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How do statutes affect inconsistent law?

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The override

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How is it justifiable that parliament creates supreme law?

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It is a democratic body elected by the people

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Who was Sir Edward Coke?

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Chief Justice of the kings bench

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What is the HRA?

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The human rights act 1998

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What is the ECA?

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The European communities Act 1972

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How did the HRA domesticate the ECHR?

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Convention rights are part of English law

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What was the purpose of the HRA?

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To redress the balance between the courts and parliament

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3 principles of fair trial rights

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Relate to Integrity of procedure
Inform participation of the parties
Inform principle if open justice

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2 fundamental rules of natural justice in civil cases

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Right to be heard

Rule against bias

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What is the normative theory

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Z

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Does article 6 privilege criminal or civil?

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Criminal

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What does Independent and impartial relate to

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The integrity principle

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Databases

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Lexis library
West law
Cambridge journals
Just cite

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Constitutional reform act

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2005

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Why is legal discourse about?

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Authority. Previously decided definitions and interpretations

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Are county courts bound by their own decisions?

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No

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What is per incuriam?

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Z

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When was the house f lords replaced by the Supreme Court?

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2009

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From 1966 what happened to the House of Lords?

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No longer void by own decision

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What terms are used for agreeing disagreeing in a judgement

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Concurring dissenting

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Distinguishing does what?

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Highlights differences

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What is a rhetoric?

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Z

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How is precedent said to be a form of public reason?

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Judges give reasons for decisions

Decisions must be justified

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Who is the audience of a judge?

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Lawyers and parties
Academics and law students
Public

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Doctrine of precedent

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Must be a stable system
Be coherent
Clear
Allow change

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Where is the ECtHR?

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Strasbourg

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What was said in pepper v hart about legislation?

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Which is ambiguous or obscure or the literal meaning which leads to obscurity

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How is the HRA interpreted?

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So far as possible to do so, primary legislation and subordinate legislation must be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with convention rights

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What is purposive interpretation?

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Z

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Judges functions

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Decide questions of law
Procedure
Costs
Sentencing

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Was The Lord Chantelle elected?

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No

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What did the constitutional reform act 2005 do?

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Created a new system for the appointment of judges and magistrates

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Values of civil procedure?

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Integrity
Participation
Open justice

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Human rights review 2012

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Removing legal aid from areas of civil law may mean that some people do not have access to a fair hearing.

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Why is there a duty to give reasons?

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Justice muse not only be some but be seen to be done

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Why is ADR problematic?

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It assumes parties are equal

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What is due process?

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Equal protection of the laws

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What are the divisions of the high court?

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Queens bench div
Family div
Chancery div
Administrative court
Divisional court
42
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What is syntax?

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Grammatical use of words

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What is state decisis?

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Binding precedent

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What what my case study?

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Regina (rottman) v commissioner of the police of the metropolis 2002 UKHL 20

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Where was the case in study first heard ?

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divisional court Of the queens bench division

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What judges where in the case study

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Nichols 
Hoffman 
Hope
Hutton 
Rodger
47
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What was the ratio in the case study?

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In enacting PACE parliament refrained from abolishing the common law powers of police officers executing an arrest warrant.
Deliberately left powers and corresponding safeguards

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What did Lord Craighead say?

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Dissenting. The sole purpose was to arrest not to search

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What did lord Hutton say?

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Common sense that to search the room could expand to the house

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What did Lord Roger say?

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Police officers had the power to enter an search for the purpose of the arrest

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Who did lord Nichols agree with?

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Hutton Hope Hoffman and Rodger

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What are is legislation in the case study

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The police and Criminal evidence act 1984

The human rights act 1988

Extradition act 1989

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