Lecture 1 Flashcards
what is the legal system in the UK and half of other ocuntries
common laaw
what is the legal system in the rest of the world
civil law
what does common law mean
when system originated the idea was all people got the experience of the same law; law applies the same to teh common man
law applies the same to everybody
common law is not the same as
civil law
how did the civillaw come about
in a more systematic way
what type of system is the common law
codified system
things written down in a single systematic approach to organising a state
countries with civil systems have written what
constitutions
what is a constitution
a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run
the uk law system is way more x compared to the civil law
organic
adaptable
flexible
where was orgin of our common law
after 1066 100 ish years after the norman conquest
henry the 2nd began devising a legal system
to begin with this looked like representatives of the king travelling around regions making decisions on people’s disputes
