Law 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Supreme Court Of The United Kingdom, Small Claims Court, Primary And Secondary Legislation
26 Oct 2016
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Law made by the courts (common law or case law) Law made by legislators (statue law: statue: a written law of legislative body, i. e. an act of parliament. Laws may be passed by both federal and provincial legislatures. Devisions of law: law of any legal system can be divided into several parts but they are all interrelated, procedural law: deals with court and pre-trial procedure and rules of evidence. Ex. the law relating to how a criminal charge is worded: substantive law: deals with the rights of individuals. Ex. the law relating to the parameters of self-defence: only procedural laws can be applied retrospectively, public law: concerned with matters that affect society as a whole. Sets the rules for the relationship between individual and society and for the roles of different governments. Ex. breaking criminal law is wrong against society as a whole: private law (civil law): deals with relationships between individuals.
