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Define Canon law
Canon law is law evolved for Moral values
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Define Morals
Are values society hold but may not be against the law if broken
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Define Rules
Set of Guidence/Instructions that are not always illegal but carry thier own punishments if broken (for ex. Sports)
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Define Laws
set of instructions for everyone and if breached have consequences
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What does The rule of law State?
states everyone should be treated equally under law
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What is the role of law ?
To ensure that one persons rights do not infringe another persons
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What is Common Law?
Case law made by Judges that sets a precedent for all cases the same as that case in the future unless a difference between the cases is found.
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Why was Equity created ?
To combat the unfairness of common law
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What does Equity mean?
Fairness
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Who imposed Equity and why ?
Court of Equity if the common law ruling is unfair the can overrule the precedent decision.
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What was ruled in the Earl of Oxfords case (1616)
Where common law and Equity clash equity shall prevail
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Who enacts acts of parliament ?
Parliament made up of 650 elected mps and the unelected House of Lords
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Why Are acts of parliament a superior form of law ?
It is democratic
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What happens when case law and statutes clash ?
Statue law will prevail.
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What will legislation do ?
Flow with party manifestos but not exclusivly; allow law to change democratically and quickly ; claify existing case law as new cases must follow statue made; Tidy up unclear areas and crate entirley new laws where appropriate
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Is the EU superior and what percentage of laws is it responsible for ?
Eu law is superior to common law and parliament and is responsible for 60% of our laws
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Are Judges separate to parliament and if so why ?
Judges are entirley independant from parliament and yes it is fundemental that they are
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Can judges ignore parliament ?
They can not ignore the wishes of Parliament but can hold Parliament to account for the consequences.
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