The Nature of Law and the English Legal System

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Key Terms

Meaning

Human Rights Act 1988

Criminal Law

Criminal Law 2

Civil Law

Civil Law 2

Custom Law

Common Law

Statute Law

Delegated Legislation 

Orders in Council

Statutory Instruments

By Laws

Statutory Interpretation

Literal Rule

Golden Rule 

Mischief Rule

Purposive Approach 

Internal Aids

External Aids

Doctrine of Precedent

Original Precedent

Binding Precedent

Persuasive Precedent

Dissenting Judgment 

Practice Statement 1966

Ratio Decidendi

Stare Decisis

Obiter Dictum

Law Commission 1965

Codification 

Consolidation

Repeal

Civil Claims 

Small Claims

Fast Track Claims

Multi Track Cases

County Court

High Court

Lord Woolf Reforms 1999

ADR

Negotiation

Mediation

CEDR

Tribunals

Triable Either Way Offences

Indictable Offences

Custodial Sentencing 

Fines

Community Orders

Aggravating Factor 

Mitigating Factors

Lay Magistrates 

Lay Juries 

Barrister

Solicitor 

Legal Executives 

Queens Council

Private Funding Cases

Public Funding Cases

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