Sources & Categories of English Law

Question 1

what is ELS

Answer 1

A common law

Question 2

what is Common Law

Answer 2

combination of law developed by judges & legislature

Question 3

secondary source

Answer 3

help explain primary (article, journals, textbooks

Question 4

primary source

Answer 4

state law ( case law, statutes, delegated legislation, regulations

Question 5

4 main sources of UK law

Answer 5

Legislation
Case Law
Citation
EU Law

Question 6

legislations are

Answer 6

law made by legislature (acts of parliament)

Question 7

what is primary legislation

Answer 7

before act of parliament is passed it is a bill

bill can’t turn law unless passed by house of parliament with royal assent

Question 8

two categories of primary legislations

Answer 8

public and private

Question 9

what is private acts (law)

Answer 9

regulates relationship between citizens

Question 10

what is public acts (law)

Answer 10

regulates relationship between public bodies

Question 11

what is secondary legislation

Answer 11

law made by other bodies that parliament give their power to

Question 12

case laws are

Answer 12

decisions made by judges

Question 13

what are the two tasks in deciding case laws

Answer 13

1. establish the facts

2. apply law

Question 14

ration decidendi

Answer 14

reason to a decisions (may be binding on judges in future cases

Question 15

obiter dicta

Answer 15

by the way (can’t bind judges in future- judge may be influenced by obiter dicta)

Question 16

citation

Answer 16

cases that are reported and have reference