Introduction to the English Legal System - Part 1

Introduction to the English Legal System – Part 1

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The English Legal system is one of a kind: where civil law jurisdictions have tried to organize law into rationally ordered codes, English law has resisted this trend and has remained wedded to the perhaps less logical system of common law. This course will take you through the characteristics of English law and explain how it is different from civil law. It will explain the sources of UK law, including case law. For anyone working within a common law system it is imperative to understand the nature of the law, and the different sources of the law that are presented in the UK. The knowledge you will gain from this course are a vital foundation for any common law lawyer.

Describe the characteristics of the law, outline the purposes of the law, distinguish different types of the legal system and explain different ways of classifying the law.
Describe the various sources of law in the English Legal System and identify them, including the law-making process.To understand and describe why we have laws, how to define the law and the purpose of the law
To describe the difference between morality and the law using examples
To describe the enforceability of the law and how it is enforced
To be able to classify the law and describe the various classifications of the law in the UK
To understand the difference between public and private law in the UK
To understand the difference between criminal law and civil law in the UK
To understand the difference between common law and statute law in the UK
To understand the difference between common law and equity in the UK
To describe the various solutions that the law offers in the UK.
To describe the various sources of law in the UK and be able to differentiate between them
To describe how legislation is made in the UK (process and procedures)
To describe how delegated legislation is made in the UK.
To understand the difference between the various types of delegated legislation
To understand the various advantages and disadvantages of delegated legislation in the UK
To describe case law in the UK and understand how judges make law
To understand the concept of judicial precedent and describe how it works in the hierarchy of the court system in the UK.
To understand the advantages and disadvantages of judicial precedent in the UK
To understand the Human Rights Act 1998 as a source of law in the UK
To understand international law as a source of law in the UK
To understand European Union Law as a source of law in the UK

Course Content

The Nature of the Law in the UK

The Nature of the Law in the UK

The Sources of the Law in the UK

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