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Law Reform
Law Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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What is the Law Commission? | -Law Commission Act 1965 -Full time body -Chairman; high court judge -Four other lawyers -Support staff to assists with research |
What does the Law Commission Act 1965 say? | 'Keep under review all the law'. Can make proposals for: -Codification -Consolidation -Repeal |
Who is in the Law Commission? | 5; 4 expert lawyers in their field and well experienced. 5th a high court judge |
Define codification | Reviewing all the law on a certain topic and creating code to cover all aspects of the law on that topic |
Define consolidation | Combining the law from several Acts of Parliament into one Act of Parliament |
What's the difference between codification and consolidation? | For consolidation the law is not reviewed or changed |
Define Repeal | Identify old laws which aren't used and advise Parliament who will then repeal if they agree |
How does the Law Commission works? | 1) Topic chosen by commission or referred by the gov. 2) Law Commission researches law 3) Law Commission issues consultation paper 4) Law Commission issues final report |
What are the advantages of reform through the Law Commission? | -Researched by legal experts -They consult before finalising proposals -Whole areas can be considered as well as small issues -Simplify and modernise the law |
What are the disadvantages of reform through the Law Commission? | -Parliament don't always implement reforms -Slow to enact reforms -Not enough parliamentary time- reform isn't a prority |