Legal systems Flashcards
1
Q
what must happen for a Bill to become an act?
A
it must first pass through five stages:
- First Reading
- Second Reading
- Committee Stage
- Report Stage
- Third Reading
- Royal assent
in the House of Commons then the same five stages in the House of Lords
2
Q
what two acts are used to invoke a bill to become an act, when there are disagreements between the house of commons and house of Lords?
A
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
- invoked by Speaker of the House
- brings lengthy debates, with no agreement between Houses, to an end.
3
Q
what is the doctrine of habeous corpus?
A
no one can be detained without reason
4
Q
what does a claimant need to prove, to show that a public body has been biased towards them
A
- fair minded and
- informed observer
- would conclude that there was
- a real possibility that the
- D was biased.
