Legal Exam Palmcards

Question	Answer
To produce fair outcomes. Law or Rule?	Rule
___ are laws when they are accepted by society.	Rules
What is the official name for the State Court?	Supreme Court
Drug Courts come off what court in the Court Hierarchy?	Tribunals
Common Law is?	Judge made law.
Customary Law is?	Indigenous law (Terra Nullius)
Statute law is?	Governed by the constitution. Parliament made law.
Name the three sources of law.	Customary, Common and Statute Law.
The minister speaks and supports a bill in what stage of statute law creation?	2nd Reading.
How many readings are there for a QLD bill before it goes to the governor?	3
What are the three Separation of Powers?	Judicial, Executive and Legislative
Ratio Decidendi means?	The underlying and core principle of the law that a case is decided on.
Obiter Dictum means?	A judge's opinion uttered in court or on written judgement. Not legally binding.
What is Judicial Precedent?	Is a rule established in a previous case which can be carried over to another case of similar circumstances.

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