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The Nature of Law
A Level Law, Year One, Topic One, The Nature of Law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prosecutor | The legal term for a person or organisation brining a criminal charge against a defendant |
| Claimant | The legal term for a person or organisation starting a civil claim in the court |
| Common Law | Created by judges |
| Custom | Historical Setting |
| Statute Law | Created by Parliament. |
| Standard of proof for a civil case | The balance of probabilities |
| Standard of proof for a criminal case | Beyond reasonable doubt |
| Criminal court decision | Guilty or not guilty |
| Civil court decision | Liable or not liable |
| Powers of a criminal court | Prison, community order, fine, driving ban |
| Powers of a civil court | Award of damages, injunction, specific performance of a contract |
| Injunction | An order given by the court to do something |
| Person starting the case in a criminal court | Usually the state through the Crown Prosecution Service |
| Person starting the case in a civil court | The individual whose rights have been affected |