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Legal Studies AOS1 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Laws made by parliament
      - Parliament is bicameral (2 houses
    - - Intitiation
      - 3 readings and refinements till bill is unanimous
      - The bill moves to the upper house following the previous step
      - Royal ascent
      - Commencement
  - - - High profile cases
        
        High court
      - Invalidation of statute law
      - Codification and abrogation
    - - Parliment is the supreme law making body
      - Courts were made by parliment
      - Statutory interpretation
- - - - For social cohesion to work, the legal system must be consistent and transparent, The community must trust that the law is fair and reliable
    - - Fear of Punishment
      - personal reputation
      - Personal Morals
    - - Legal laws or just laws, are laws put into place by the government, They punish or reward people depending on the law
      - Non Legal laws are laws put into place by groups or organisation, they can be punishments but they are not enforced by the law. EG family has a rule of no shoes in the house or a soccer team makes a rule about training
  - - - Equality ensures all people are equal before the law
      - They are entitled to the right of silence, Burden of proof resting on the prosecution and the standard of proof (beyond reasonable doubt
    - - Ensures and individuals have access to the legal system and understands how it works
      - They have right to legal aide, a translator and free online information
    - - Fairness insures that both parties have an equal say in court
      - Both parties have an opportunity to present a case in its best light
      - All individuals are entitled to get a hearing by an uninvolved 3rd part
      - Both parties are entitled to have a legal representative represent them on their case
- - - - Aims to protect society
      - Prosecuter and Defendeant
      - Prosecution holds burden of proof
      - Standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt
      - examples include, murder, rape and theft
      - Outcome are called sanctions
    - - Aim to right wrongs if another party infringes there rights
      - Plaintiff and defendant
      - Plaintif holds burden of proof
      - Standard if proof is on the balance of probabilities
      - Outcome is called a remedy
      - Example is tort law or negligence
  - - - Magistrates court
      - County court
      - Supreme Court trial division
      - Supreme Court court of appeals
      - High court
    - - Means that each court has its own cases and determines different disputes
      - Original and appellate jurisdictions
    - - Specialisation
      - Administrative convenience
      - Appeals
      - the doctrine of Precedent