Common Law and Origins of the English Legal System
Presentation - 17 pages - Constitutional law
What is common law? Why is it important to have a knowledge of the principles of common law? How did it develop?
The American Legal system versus the English Legal System
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
When we talk about the American legal system, it should be understood as the legal system that applies in the United States of American (US), whereas the English legal system is the one that takes place in the United Kingdom (UK) : England, Wales,...
History of the Common Law System on the English Legal System
Essay - 11 pages - International law
As a direct result of the colonization by the British, many of its states naturally acquired this common law system, being the English law in globo, maintaining its primary principles, procedures, actors and modes of proof. As a consequence of this adoption and utilization of...
English legal system: The Sources of English Law
Course material - 87 pages - Constitutional law
The judicial decisions are the first to be found to develop a system. Today, they are still influencing the system as a whole. Judicial decisions have a weight that their continental counter part does not have. In England, under certain requirements, decisions are biding the judge...
Formalizing plea bargaining in justice and equality in the English legal system
Thesis - 6 pages - Other law subjects
Before discussing plea bargaining it is perhaps paramount to define what is meant by the expression. Plea bargaining refers to ‘the exchange of a guilty plea for a reduced charge or some hope of a reduced sentence.' In other words it is an agreement between the prosecution and the defense...
British legal system
Course material - 7 pages - Civil law
Law evolved from Roman law and Canon Law (the legal system created by the church), creating both singular and common law, then Napoleon used them to create his code civil in 1804. He was also inspired by local law. The Code civil is already the biggest achievement for French...
Comparative Rights and Legal Systems
Case study - 6 pages - Constitutional law
Numerous arguments concerning the right to bear arms have always been a topic of significant concern, especially in countries such as the United States and Mexico, where it bears clear cultural and legal value. According to Charles (2022), though the two countries have the citizenship...
How does the French legal system differ from the common law system with reference to the powers of judges and the functioning of the courts?
Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law
Judicial systems differ from country to country. Two common legal systems are civil law and common law. Often the choice to use one system over another is based on the history of the country or region in question. For example, France uses the civil law and England uses...
Legal English
Course material - 13 pages - Other law subjects
This document contains a Legal English course. Many legal aspects are seen using the right English vocabulary. The English legal system is taken into consideration.
UK and French legal system : structural and conception differences
Case study - 6 pages - Civil law
The governing laws and its legal system in France and the United Kingdom have major differences, as each of the legal systems have and are based on various views. France is governed by the Constitution of 1958. All the French laws are based on this text. In the United...
How well did the legal system of early modern England work?
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
A legal system can be defined as the legislation enacted by the State institutions on the basis of tradition or law. In early modern England, the legal system was complex, relying on with overlapping institutions -local criminal courts, Church courts and royal courts-,...
The legal system of common law in Anglo-Saxon
Essay - 4 pages - International law
A contract is the most obvious manifestation of law in everyday life. In a legal point of view, not all agreements are seen as enforceable contracts. Indeed, each legal system introduced some rules in order to determine which agreement is enforceable; this corpus of rules is...
The impact of the French Revolution (1789-1815) on social structure, legal system and political life and institutions during the nineteenth century in France
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Some events stamp on the history of mankind forever : the French Revolution is definitely one of these. Indeed, really few upheavals such as this one triggered so many thoughts, comments and passionate reactions all over the world. Although lot of scholars tried to understand and qualify this...
The United Arab Emirates Criminal Justice System
Case study - 6 pages - Criminal law
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a confederation of seven emirates which comprise Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, and Ras al-Khaimah, represents a distinct cultural mix of traditional Islamic principles and rigorous modern economic activity (Holst, 2023). Founded in 1971, the UAE rose...
English Law
Course material - 2 pages - Law's history and philosophy
There are four types of law: common law, civil law, religious law, and the mixed systems. The main difference between common law and civil law is that common law is based on the rule of precedent and civil law on code.
The British Political System
Worksheets - 3 pages - Constitutional law
The document is a study guide on the subject of British government and its political system.
English Test Correction: Geopolitical Relations in Great Britain and Australia
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document contains an English test including sentences and expressions to translate, as well as questions on geopolitical relations about Great Britain and Australia.
The United Kingdom Judicial System Today
Presentation - 18 pages - Constitutional law
This documents contains a presentation explaining the United Kingdom judicial system today.
Oral English Baccalaureate - 5 subjects
Presentation - 6 pages - Philosophy
I am going to talk about the notion of locations and forms of power. First of all, I would like to give a quick definition of that notion. The power is strength exerted or capable of being exerted. In politics and social science, power is the ability to influence the behaviour of people. It can...
Legal aspects of the law and legislations
Case study - 5 pages - Civil law
The purpose of this essay is to analyse a case scenario at the Sunnyland Day Respite Center with focus being on the legal aspects of the law and legislations. The paper will analyse the various aspects of the law in relation to the case that resulted in the unnecessary death of the...
A paper concerning assessing the value of legal Tribunals
Thesis - 4 pages - Civil law
It has become the case that over the course of the 20th century an ever-increasing number of tribunals have come into existence alongside the ordinary civil courts, dealing with a wide variety of disputes, usually between the citizen and the state. Although tribunals do not adjudicate in all...
Critically discuss the legal theory of Austin - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The existence of law is one thing, its merit or demerit is another. John Austin (1790-1859) defines the essence of positivism in this one sentence, which is generally cited as the standard exposition of the imperative theory of law, from his book ?The Province of Jurisprudence Determined'...
To what extent is the criminal justice system consistent with article 6 of the European convention on human rights?
Thesis - 6 pages - European law
At the heart of any legal system is the criminal justice system and it is a paramount that the system is fair in order to be effective—this is ensured through a fair trial, without which, the whole system would be illegitimate. We only have to look to the...
What are the main differences between the civil and the common law systems ?
Essay - 5 pages - European law
The majority of legal authors divide the legal systems of the world into two mains groups : the common law on one hand, and the civil law on the other hand . The most interesting is that when you try to find definitions for those words, you often find the basic definition,...
The main differences between the civil and the common law systems
Thesis - 5 pages - European law
The majority of legal authors divide the legal systems in the world into two mains groups : the common law on the one hand and the civil law on the other hand . The most interesting is that when you try to find definitions for those words, you often find the basic definition...
A legal perspective on digital property: Laptops in United States customs and border protection - published: 11/12/2012
Case study - 20 pages - Management
In this paper we will strive to answer several legal questions regarding the search and seizure of digital property at the United States border by U.S. customs officials. In a hypothetical scenario, a defendant crossed the border with illicit materials such as child pornography saved in a...
Critically discuss the legal theory of Austin - published in 2007
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
"The existence of law is one thing, its merit or demerit is another." John Austin (1790-1859) defines the essence of positivism in this one sentence, generally cited as the standard exposition of the imperative theory of law, from his book: The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832). A...
"An English court should solve problems of characterisation by applying the only concepts with which it is familiar, namely those of the forum." Discuss the proposition critically with reference to decided cases
Essay - 7 pages - Constitutional law
The English conflict of laws is a body of rules whose purpose is to assist an English court to deal with cases tried before it which contain a foreign element. It consists of three main topics: (i) the jurisdiction of an English court, in the sense of its competence to hear...
Comparative international accounting systems and practices
Essay - 26 pages - Accounting
There is no doubt that Anglo-Saxon accounting can be distinguished from accounting in continental Europe, Asia, Latin American, and many other parts of the world. It is practiced not only in the United States and United Kingdom, but also to an important extent in countries where, for example, the...
Analyse of Chinese cultural system, its implications for cross-cultural management and the French business people who want to deal with Chinese counterparts
Essay - 17 pages - Economy general
We naturally view the world from our own perspective and critically analyze that is different. Anything does not correspond to our perspective looks "abnormal", "inferior" or we don't feel comfortable or we are "afraid". But most perspectives are "normal" and respectable. People just have...
