Unit 1 Keywords

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R Y H B R C C M G K U R E J N H U K N F Q
S S J J N O G E B N F O T C W U R A N U P
W K G W U N D T T O Y Q G M A T J W C Q P
T Y W H E S H S Y I V G P E D R X W K G X
V M O K M T L Y P S J O A T M U Y A M R F
K L V O A I M S C S K O A S I A U L I A G
G J J I H T O W L E T Q R Y N D V L I G Y
Y U N R C U A A D C L O V S I G T A N Q I
V J A Y R T T L P C T W T W S C R N I U J
N I T E V I R L Y U Y A H A T O P O V F F
A J I A C O F I Q S O L E L R M L I K C D
I Y O X F N N V X F U L L N A M L T N N P
L P N K Y A A I W O J A A O T O G A L V D
J H A G I L S C F W W N W M I N P N D Q A
D X L O B L B E K A J I O M V L W R M T H
M C L S R A Y Q X L O M F O E A P E B B J
A U A B B W R H U E R I T C L W U T I N E
R K W M I P H P B H J R O H A I I N O R E
I D H L G W C Y W T M C R K W L P I D C X
C K L I H Y O N N I K W T R N N O U L J I
L S W W S G I T E T H N C Q J N N T K S T

Clues

  • defines the relationship between the state and individuals affected by the different organs of government, in particular government departments and local authorities involved in administering public policy. (14, 3)
  • governs the external relations of states with one another and also the relationship between states and international institutions such as the UN. (13, 3)
  • is a type of public law. Certain antisocial behavior has been categorized by the state as ‘criminal’ and is prohibited. The state is responsible for enforcing this body of law by taking action against those who infringe it. (8, 3)
  • is the most prevalent, has been adopted by most European countries.Originally based on Roman law, it was influenced by Germanic traditions. Law is created by a state’s legislature and comprises a collection of legal codes on different issues. (5, 3, 6)
  • is the term given to all legal systems that have adopted the English legal system. Historically, it developed as a case law centered system, focusing on legal principles created by judicial decisions. (6, 3, 6)
  • or domestic law is the law that applies within a country. A state’s status as an independent political entity from other states gives it the right to create its own domestic laws. (8, 3)
  • originated as a system in which judge-made case law played a central part. Over time, a body of legal principles developed from the judgments of the courts. A judge has to establish what the facts are and to determine how the law applies to them. (6, 3)
  • sets out the powers of the main organs of government. For example, it determines the powers of Parliament. In the United Kingdom there is not one written document that forms a constitution, rather a diverse set of guidelines. (14, 3)
  • the courts and/or statute impose certain standards of behaviour on individuals. For instance, business organisations have a duty to take reasonable care of their employees, customers and also of members of the public who are affected by them. (3, 3, 2, 4)
  • this area governs the disposal of property on a person’s death. It specifies how people make wills, and it makes provision for situations where people die without having made a will. (3, 3, 2, 10)

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