process of law making Flashcards
how many steps are there in the governmental process of law making ?
12
What is the order of governmental processes of law making?
green paper
white paper
bill
first reading
second reading
committee stage
report stage
third reading
ping pong
act
royal assent
law
what is green paper?
Proposal
what is white paper?
public opinion
what is a bill?
draft to parliament
what is my first reading?
name and aims of bill read out
what is second reading?
main debate and first vote
what is committee stage?
select representatives amend the bill
what is third reading?
final vote after amendments
what is ping pong?
between house of lords and parliament to get the best version of the bill
after ping pong, what happens?
go back to first reading
the act becomes law through…
royal assent
who are the judiciary?
UK citizens, legal qualification 5-7 years
what three things does judges do?
sum up to the jury
impose fair sentencing
have unlimited sentencing power
judicial precedent is when…
a judge forms the law
case studies to show judicial precedent are…
Donoghue v Stevenson, negligence from a company
R v R marital rape becomes a crime
statutory interpretation is when a judge…
calls upon a more senior judge to explain words or phrases in a statute
what are the three tasks of judges?
select committee
house of lords
interpret laws
select committee’s provide…
a certain area of expertise
what happens in the house of lords?
was previously a higher court of appeal
case studies to show governmental process of law making are…
Ann Ming who abolished double jeopardy law
what are the two processes of law making?
government and judicial
