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LegalC2 Definitions
LegalStudies Cambridge Prelim Textbook Chapter 2 ContemporaryLaw Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Common Law | Law made by courts; historically, law common to England |
| Statute Law | Law made by parliament |
| Adversarial system | A system of resolving legal conflicts – used in common law countries such as England and Australia – that relies on the skill of representatives for each side (e.g.defence and prosecution lawyers) who present their cases to an impartial decision-maker |
| Inquisitorial system | A legal system where the court or a part of the court (e.g. the judge) is actively involved in conducting the trial and determining what questions to ask; used in some countries that have civil legal systems rather than common law systems |
| Equity | The body of law that supplements the common law and corrects injustices by judging each case on its merits and applying principles of fairness |
| Precedent | A judgment that is authority for a legal principle and that serves to provide guidance for deciding cases that have similar facts |
| stare decisis | (Latin) ‘the decision stands’; the doctrine that a decision must be followed by all lower courts |
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