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U1 nature & rule
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a law? | Enforceable rules and principles |
| Four categories of law | Criminal, Civil, Contract and European |
| Terms of civil law | - dispute between two parties - case brought by the claimant - defendant found liable or not liable |
| Terms of criminal law | - a wrong punished by the law - defendant found guilty or not guilty - standard of proof: beyond reasonable doubt |
| Four sources of law | - judicial precedents - statutes - common law - european union |
| The rule of law | - the law must be fairly enforced and applied - the law should be applied equally and all people are accountable for the law |