Legal systems

Question 1

rule

Answer 1

Regulations or guidlines imposed upon members of a specific group so they can work together in a peacfull manner

Question 2

law

Answer 2

formal rule designed to govern the way which people behave so we can live together in a unified society

Question 3

policy

Answer 3

a statement of principles to guide actions for the future

Question 4

statute

Answer 4

Law mad by parliment

Question 5

Common law

Answer 5

Unwritten laws that are based legal precedents mad by courts

Question 6

civil case

Answer 6

a legal dispute between groups over and alleged breach of an individuals rights

Question 7

criminal case

Answer 7

A legal dispute in which an individual who is accused of committing an illegal act that inflicts harm on another indervidual

Question 8

original jurisdiction

Answer 8

The power of court to hear a case for the first time

Question 9

Appellate jurisdiction

Answer 9

The power of a court to hear a case on appeal

Question 10

Aggrevating factor

Answer 10

Details about the offence or offender that increases the punishment / sentence they receive. e.g use of a weapon in a crime

Question 11

Mitigating factor

Answer 11

Details about the offence or offender that tend to reduce the severity of their punishment or sentence. e.g they were previously a good person