The Law Commission Flashcards
Name the 4 things the law commission does.
The law commission in an independent full time body that reforms, consolidates, repeal, codification
What is law reform
Law reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing change
What is law consolidation
Law consolidation is when a number of existing acts of parliament get combined into one act
What is law repeal
Law repeal is the removal or reversal of a law
What is law codification?
Law codification involves bringing together all the law (common law and statute) into one complete code of law
Name 2 advantages and disadvantages of the law commission
Ad:
Law is easier to find and understand
It’s independent of government, non Political no bias.
Dis:
Law commission has to wait for government.
Government does have have ti consult law commission if they change the law while checking it
