1.1 - judicial processes

Question 1

what are the judicial processes

Answer 1

(government made law)

judicial precedent

statutory interpretation

Question 2

what is judicial precedent

Answer 2

laws made by judges

consistency

common law - make precedent if not one to follow

Question 3

2 cases for judicial precedent

Answer 3

donoghue v stephenson (1932) - formed modern day law of negligence

daniel’s v white (1938) - similar purpose of precedent

Question 4

what is statutory interpretation

Answer 4

judge interprets meanings if nothing to follow

Question 5

2 cases for statutory interpretation

Answer 5

whiteney v chappell (1868) - impersonated dead man, voted, dead man can’t vote, acquitted

r v ireland (1998) - robert ireland called 3 women, assault used non physically for first time, interpreted psychological harm too