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The Nature of Law
A Level Law, Year One, Topic One, The Nature of Law
Question | Answer |
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Prosecutor | The legal term for a person or organisation brining a criminal charge against a defendant |
Claimant | The legal term for a person or organisation starting a civil claim in the court |
Common Law | Created by judges |
Custom | Historical Setting |
Statute Law | Created by Parliament. |
Standard of proof for a civil case | The balance of probabilities |
Standard of proof for a criminal case | Beyond reasonable doubt |
Criminal court decision | Guilty or not guilty |
Civil court decision | Liable or not liable |
Powers of a criminal court | Prison, community order, fine, driving ban |
Powers of a civil court | Award of damages, injunction, specific performance of a contract |
Injunction | An order given by the court to do something |
Person starting the case in a criminal court | Usually the state through the Crown Prosecution Service |
Person starting the case in a civil court | The individual whose rights have been affected |