law quick Flashcards
law quick remember
1
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Binding precedent
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The reason for the decision
2
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Binding precedent saying
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Decision must be make by HIGHER COURT followed by LOWER COURTS in the same hierarchy and the facts must be similar.
3
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Burden of proof
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For criminal court, must be without a doubt, which party needs to prove using strength of evidence.
4
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Strict Liability
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All that needs to be present is the act itself, someones been hit of murdered, don’t have to prove mens rea: the intention
5
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Ratio decendi
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The reason for the decision
6
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Obiter dictum
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A statement ‘by the way’
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