Law

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Legal Systems
- Definition
  - Law is a system of rules laid down by a body or persons, with power or authority of the state to make and enforce the law.
- Primary and secondary rules. Hart.
  - Primary -make law. Secondary apply & interpret.
- Legal system creates, applys and interprets law.
  - Civil and common law systems
    - Common
      - from 1066 William the conquerer ,court decisions, case law,
        Stare decisis, stand by decisions. Case Precedent
        
        1154 Henry ll unified court system
        
        1772 Independence
        Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Act 1998
      - Inquisitorial
- Sources of law
  - Civil & Common
    - Civil Law
      - Private , personal Injury, contract, tort
        1603 JamesVl
        Execution Charles l 1649 England & Scotland seperate
        Union with Scotland Act 1706
        Holyrood 2004
    - Common
      - from 1066 William the conquerer ,court decisions, case law,
        Stare decisis, stand by decisions. Case Precedent
        
        1154 Henry ll unified court system
        
        1772 Independence
        Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Act 1998
      - Inquisitorial
civil law system of codes
- specific codes basic rights & duties, binding, no judge made law, separate courts
- Civil and common law systems
- Adversarial

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