Law Reform
- Created by: Emily Underwood
- Created on: 18-04-13 14:37
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- Law Reform
- Influences
- Parliament - Government has major say on Law
- Judges - They sometimes have to decide new point of Law.
- Public Opinion - If there's a strong public opinion then Government will want to remain popular with the majority of peopl
- Lobbying - Pressuring and persuading MPs
- Pressure groups - Campaigns against a proposed chagne to Law
- Law Reform Bodies - Biased towards certain goals
- Europe - EU Law
- Role of Law Commission
- Found in s.3 of Law Commissions Act 1965
- 5 Commissioners who work full-time (1 High Court Judge and 4 Law Commissioners - lawyers, other judges etc). They are supported by a Chief Executive and about 20 members of the Government Legal Service
- Simplifying the Law
- Codification - Simplify aspects of Criminal Law
- Consolidation - Bringing all existing statutory provisions under one Act so it is all in one place
- Repeals - Getting rid of old Law
- Referrals
- Effectiveness
- The first 10 years were successful with 85% of proposals being made into Law
- Now, only 50% of suggested reforms become Law due to lack of Parliamentary time and disinterest
- Influences
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