LAW-theme C

Question 1

What are the 4 types of sources for English Law?

Answer 1

-English common law
-parliamentary legislation (statute law)
-judge made law (CASE LAW)
-international and european law

Question 2

what are the sources of English common law?
(associations, not super important)

Answer 2

-traditions
-historical pieces of work
-past decisions

Question 3

what are some sources of parliamentary legislation?

Answer 3

MPs
government

Question 4

what are some associations of judge made law?

Answer 4

courts
precedent
reinterpret
overrule

Question 5

what are some sources of international and european law?

Answer 5

-UN
-ECHR

Question 6

what is criminal law?

Answer 6

laws to stop criminal behaviour with punishments to follow them

Question 7

what is legitimacy by consent?

Answer 7

our MPs given permission to these laws being passed

Question 8

what is the presumption of innocence?

Answer 8

innocent until proven guilty

Question 9

what is judicial neutrality?

Answer 9

an idea of equality where people are treated free of bias in the court

Question 10

what is civil law?

Answer 10

govern and disputes between individuals (an example is family/divorce)

Question 11

what is Legal aid?

Answer 11

it is funds which enable poorer people to have access to the legal system e.g a solicitor