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14 Cards in this Set
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what is he purpose of civil law
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to govern relationships between individuals
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who are the parties in civil law
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a defendant and a claimant
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what is the language used in criminal law
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r v allen
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what are the penalties for civil law
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damages
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who are the parties in criminal law
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the state/crown v defendant
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where are civil law cases mostly heard?
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county courts or high court or special tribunals
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what is the burden of proof in civil law
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on the balance of probabilities
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where are criminal law cases mostly heard?
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crown court or magistrates court
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what is the language used in civil law?
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claimant v defendant
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what are the 5 unique characteristics of English law?
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1. long piecemeal development
2. lack of codification 3. judges can create law 4. adversarial system 5. use of lay people |
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main source of civil law
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statutes and codes
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role of the judge in civil law
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investgator
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main source of common law
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judicial cases
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role of judge
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arbiter
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