1.4. Sources of Law

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Created on: 31-05-20 14:47

a custom is

A rule of behaviour which develops in a community without being deliberately invented

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Why is custom important historically?

they were, effectively, the basis of common law. Thought that following the Norman Conquest, Judges appointed by the king travelled around the land, making decisions on behalf of the king. Judges based some of their decisions on common customs

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What idea was caused by the Judges following common customs and who had this idea?

Lord Justice Coke, in the Seventeenth Century, described Custom as 'one of the main triangles of the law in England'.

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Custom is an ___________ ________ and is unlikely to _______ ____ _____ ___________

historical source, unlikely to create new law today

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common law is the

basis of our law today, is unwritten law that developed from customs and judicial decisions

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Judges can't make wide-ranging changes to the law. This can only be done in

Statute law

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What is an Act of Parliament

a law that has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and received Royal Assent

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law can be changed by

an Act of Parliament or new law can be created

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statute law can

bring together all the existing law in one area in a single Act of Parliament

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