English legal system:law

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Decks in this class (21)

Session 1, rule of law
What are the rules of law 1,
What is legislation 2,
Which court is in charge of crimi...
10  cards
Session 3, Dicey’s view
What were dicey s views 1,
Flaws of dicey s views 2,
What is parliament split into 3
10  cards
Session 4, parliamentary process
What s the first reading 1,
Second reading 2,
Committee stage 3
7  cards
Session 5, Influences On Parliment
Name and describe 3 advantages of...,
Name and describe 3 disadvantages...,
Name the 5 influences on parliame...
13  cards
Session 6, Delagted Legislation
Define delegated legislation 1,
What are primary and secondary le...,
Who are the privvy council 3
8  cards
Session 7, statutory interpretation
What are the three rules 1,
What is the literal rule 2,
What is the golden rule 3
11  cards
Session 9, judicial precedent
What is judicial precedent 1,
What is the doctrine of precedent 2,
What are the three types of judic...
20  cards
Session 10, legal reform
What is the law commission 1,
What does law commission do for r...,
What does law commission for codi...
8  cards
Session 11, criminal court
What are summary offences 1,
What are triable either way 2,
What are indictable offences 3
10  cards
Session 12, civil court
What is a civil case 1,
What are areas of civil law 2,
What happens in county courts 3
24  cards
Session 13, other forms of dispute resolution
What are tribunals 1,
What rights do tribunals enforce 2,
What is the structure of tribunals 3
12  cards
Session 14, legal personnel
What are the two types of lawyers 1,
What are key facts about barriste...,
How do you enter the bar 3
18  cards
Session 15, the judiciary
What is a judiciary 1,
Key facts about superior judges 2,
Key facts about inferior judges 3
13  cards
Session 16, sentencing
What are the aims of sentencing 1,
What are the 3 categories in the ...,
What are the available sentencing...
11  cards
Session 17, access to legal funding
What are examples of sources of l...,
What are help lines 2,
What is the citizens advice burea...
19  cards
Session 18, lay magistrates and people
What are lay magistrates and what...,
What qualifications do lay magist...,
What are the age requirements to ...
15  cards
Session 19, juries
0  cards
Session 21, EU law
0  cards
Session 22, law&justice
0  cards
Session 23, law and society
0  cards
Session 24, law and morality
0  cards

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