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Types of Law - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Introduced the concept of case law and legal logic
      - He greatly influenced the judicial precedent
- - - - Some say the Judges/Chancellors just created the law instead of basing it on customs
- - - - Called Common Law because when a law was made, delegates travelled the land to implement this law which is why it is common
        
        Example Case: New Windsor Corp V Mellor
- - - - There were too many appeals for the chancellors to handle
        
        Created the Court of Chancery
        
        Used to soften the rules of the common law
        
        Used to fill gaps in the common law
        
        The Court and law often conflicted
        
        In the end Law>Chancery
        
        Alternatives
        
        Specific Performance
        
        Recission
        
        Injunctions
        
        Retrifications
        
        Example Case
        
        D&C Builders Ltd v Rees (1965)
        
        Leaf v International Galleries (1950)
        
        Example of Maxims
        
        Mareva Injunction; Freeze order (Assets)
        
        Anton Piller Order; Search Order
      - Sepinez; Order witnesses to attend court
- - - - Bills must be passed by both houses
    - - Sometimes protests can impact parliament
        
        1995 Disability act
    - - Not easy to understand
      - Parliament Sovereignty (They have ultimate power); some argue citizens should be more involved
      - Statutes are often linked to multiple Laws
      - Takes a long time to modify existing Statutes
    - - Example of Exception1998 Human rights act
- - - - Example of Delegation people
        
        Queen, Prime Minister and leading Gov members
        
        Are able to make laws without parliament; these are called statutory instruments
      - Why the Branches
        
        Its Faster to enact laws
        
        Local delegates know the situation better
        
        Better allocation of time and resources
        
        Criticism
        
        So many branches that its hard to keep count
        
        Hard to understand the language
        
        Takes power from democracy; elected people in parliament arent the ones chosing the laws