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The Nature Of Law Flashcards

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Definition of civil law?

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About private disputes between individuals and/or businesses

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Example of civil law?

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Law of Tort

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Definition of criminal law?

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Sets out the type of behaviour which are forbidden at risk of punishment

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What are the sources of law?

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Custom Law
Common Law
Statue Law

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Definition of custom law?

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Is a rule or behaviour which develops in a community without being deliberately invented

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Example of custom law?

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Holding the door for an elderly person

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Definition of common law?

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Unwritten law that developed from customs and judicial decisions

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Example of common law?

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Murder

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Definition of statue law?

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An Act of Parliament is law that has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and received Royal Assent

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Example of statue law?

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PACE 1984

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What are Dicey’s elements of law?

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Absence to arbitrary power
Equality before the law
Supremacy of ordinary law

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