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Law Unit 1

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Decks in this class (17)

1A.1.1 The law commission
What is the law commission,
What aop set up the law commission,
Who is the chairman on the lc
13  cards
1A.1.2 Media and public opinion
Define the media,
What are some examples of the media,
What does the media have to do wi...
6  cards
1A.1.3 Pressure groups
What is a pressure group,
What are some examples of methods...,
What is a sectional pressure group
8  cards
1A.1.4 Law makers
How many sit in the house of commons,
Who makes up the cabinet,
What is the role of mps in the hoc
8  cards
1A.1.5 Types of bill
What are the two types of public ...,
Who do public bills affect,
What is the most common type of bill
9  cards
1A.1.6 Advantages and disadvantages of PLM
Describe the advantage of the pro...,
How is the plm process democratic,
Why is government control a good ...
9  cards
1A.1.7 Parliamentary Supremacy
When was the supremacy of parliam...,
Apart from stating that parliamen...,
What did av dicey publish
9  cards
1B.6.1 Magistrates
What do magistrates get in terms ...,
What are magistrates supposed to ...,
How many magistrates sit on a bench
26  cards
1B.6.2 Jurors
How many people are summoned to j...,
What is the normal period of jury...,
What may happen to someone who do...
15  cards
1B.6.3 Advantages of lay people
How is cost an advantage of magis...,
How is local knowledge an advanta...,
Why is public confidence an advan...
6  cards
1B.6.4 Disadvantages of lay people
How are magistrates unrepresentat...,
How are magistrates inconsistent,
What does it mean that magistrate...
6  cards
1A.4.1 The court structure
Why is the court hierarchy necessary,
Which act largely established the...,
What happened to the house of lor...
18  cards
1A.4.2 Ratio and obiter
What does ratio decidendi mean,
What is the ratio decidendi,
When must a ratio be followed
10  cards
1A.4.3 Types of precedent
What is binding precedent,
What is persuasive precedent,
What are 2 examples of where pers...
4  cards
1A.4.4 Law reports
Why are law reports crucial,
What was set up in 1865 to report...,
What is an example of a private s...
4  cards
1A.4.5 Avoiding precedent
What is meant by distinguishing,
What is an example of distinguishing,
What is meant by overruling
5  cards
1A.4.6 Advantages and disadvantages of precedent
Explain the advantage of consiste...,
Explain the advantage of flexibil...,
Explain the advantage of original...
7  cards

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