UK legal system

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Legal Systems Flashcards on UK legal system, created by mtomas on 18/08/2015.
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What is legislation? Laws, considered collectively, or the process of making and enacting laws
Name 3 sources of UK law Legislation, Common Law, European Law
How many parliaments are there in the UK? Which is the only one that has the power to pass laws which affect all 4 countries? Where is it located? One for each country, each with some devolution. The London one.
Name different categories of primary legislation. Public general acts, Local and personal Acts, Hybrid Bills, Private Members' bills, Financial bills
What laws fit in the public general acts? All the laws that apply to everyone in the UK
What laws fit the personal or private Acts? Laws that apply to specifically named legal entities (firms), localities, and so on. They do not concern the broader public.
What laws fit private members' bills and financial bills? Those proposed by non-members of the government, and those concerning regulations of revenue of the Annual budget proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
What is common law? Where is it applied and why? What expression encompasses the idea which backs this law? A legal system where precedent is given great importance. The idea, stare decisis, that if a court has taken a decision in the past based on the same knowledge, then any future courts would follow the same reasoning and come to the same conclusion.
What is the magistrates' court? How many cases are tried in these courts? The magistrates' courts are the courts which deal with the majority of criminal offenses: 90% of criminal cases.
How many different categories of offenses are there in the court? Name them and explain which fall into which category and comment There are three. Summary, either-way, indictable offenses. The first concern offenses of lesser importance and are dealt with without a trial by jury. Either-way offenses can be dealt either with or without a trial by jury. A defendant can ask for a trial by jury, risking to get a tougher sentence
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