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Nature & Rule of Law
Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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The 4 sources of law | Judicial precedents, statutes, common law, European Union |
The rule of law | Democracy, should be applied equally and all people are subject to and accountable to the law, must be fairly applied and enforced. |
Key Principles | No sanctions. equality, fairness |
Procedural law | How the cases are dealt with before and after the trial |
Substantive law | How the cases are dealt with during the trial process |
Civil law | Dispute between 2 parties |
Criminal law | Wrong punished by the state |
Standard of proof for civil law | On the balance of probabilities (51% sure) |
Standard of proof for criminal law | Beyond reasonable doubt (100% sure) |