Legal Flashcards
Top part of the rule of law pyramid
Equality before the law
Second top part of the rule of law pyramid
Checks and balances of the use of power
Third part of the rule of law pyramid
Right to silence, Presumption of innocence, independence of the judiciary
Fourth part of the rule of law pyramid
Right to assemble, Access to justice, Freedom of speech, knowing the law
What year was Queensland upper house abolished?
1922
Queensland criminal code act came into force when?
1899
The magna carta was signed in what year?
1215
Clause 17 - date and description
Access to Justice - 1217
Clause 21 - date and description
Punishment should fit the crime - 1221
clause 40 - date and description
Due process - 1240
clause 45 - date and description
qualified + independant judiciary - 1245
When was the Habeus corpus act enacted
1679
when was the British bill of rights introduced
1689
When did captain cook introduce English and arrive in Australia
1788
The 4 Drug offences
Possession, Production, supplying, trafficking
A law that has not passed is called?
A bill
What do laws need to become an act of parliment
Royal assent
An indictable offence which is serious requires what type of hearing
comital hearing
The standard of proof in a criminal case is
beyond reasonable doubt
The standard of proof in a civil case is
Balance of probabilities
The three areas in the separation of powers
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
3 distinct features of laws
Made by authority, have consequences, Keep good order/behavior
Two authorities that make laws
Parliament, court
5 major influences on the creation of laws
Social, Economic, Political, cultural, Moral
