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The English Legal System
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Law Mind Map on The English Legal System, created by Alexa Martin on 17/10/2016.
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The English Legal System
Types of Law
Criminal
Object: to regulate society by the threat of punishment
Purpose: the enforcement of particular forms of behaviour by the State, which acts to ensure compliance
Burden of Proof: lies with the State to show guilt beyond reasonable doubt
Civil
Object: usually financial compensation to put the claimant in the position he would have been in had the wrong not occurred
Purpose: to settle disputes between individuals and to provide remedies
Burden of proof: lies with the claimant to show liability on the balance of probabilities
Court Structures
Criminal
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
Crown/High Court
Magistrate
Civil
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
County/High Court
Sources of Law
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