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Government and Politics Unit 4:
Judiciary and Civil Liberties
- Role of the Judiciary
- The Judiciary is a collective name
for judges and courts over the
which they preside
- The three highest levels of courts are:
- High Court
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeal
- But there are higher courts
in Europe that may be
appealed higher to
- European Court of Human Rights
- European Court of Justice
- European Court of Human Rights
- High Court
- Judges may create laws
- Declaring Common Law is how the
judge/court interprets a law
- Interpreting Statute Law is when judges
may not be clear on the meaning of a
Government passed piece of legislation,
therefore they are free to interpret how
the law may be applied
- Developing Case Law is where there is no
written law for a certain case so the judge
may make a law that applies to the case
- For example, one judge made a law that
people aren't allowed to wear burkhas
when giving evidence
- For example, one judge made a law that
people aren't allowed to wear burkhas
when giving evidence
- Declaring Common Law is how the
judge/court interprets a law
- The Judiciary is a collective name
for judges and courts over the
which they preside
- Judicial Independence
and Neutrality
- Judicial Independance
- Judicial Independence is when judges
not be unaffected by Politics
- To make sure that Government
don't exceed their legal powers
- To make sure that Government
don't exceed their legal powers
- Judicial Independence is when judges
not be unaffected by Politics
- Judicial Neutrality
- Judicial Neutrality is when judges
must set their personal beliefs aside
when making decisions
- This is important as this ensures that judges
follow the Rule of Law and treats all sections of
society fairly
- Removes political bias from
decisions made by the
judiciary
- This is important as this ensures that judges
follow the Rule of Law and treats all sections of
society fairly
- Judicial Neutrality is when judges
must set their personal beliefs aside
when making decisions
- Judicial Independance
- Constitutional
Reform Act 2005
- CREATION OF THE SUPREME COURT
- TOOK AWAY POWERS FROM LORD
CHANCELLOR (HEAD OF JUDICIARY)
- Abolished the Law Lords as
the highest court in the land
- CREATION OF THE SUPREME COURT
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