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39 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Discharge |
Found guilty, but not sentenced with no conditions placed upon the guilty person |
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Absolute Privilege |
Protect Journalists reporting on court proceedings. Reports must be fair, accurate and contemporneous to qualify for Absolute Privilege |
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Adjudication
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Judges who watch over a court |
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Article 8 of the ECHRA (European Convention of Human Rights Act) |
Right to privacy. Protects reports on families and personal life. |
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Article 10 of the ECHRA (European Convention of Human Rights Act) |
Right to the freedom of expression. Used by journalists. |
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Bail. |
Temporary release of an individual after being prosecuted. Can be conditional (e.g. a curfew, payment) |
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Circuit Judge |
A Judge who proceeds over Crown Courts. |
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Claimant. |
In civil cases. The person making the accusation (claim) of a crime committed against them, by the defendant. |
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Common Law |
Law that has been established based on social customs. (e.g. Illegal to murder) |
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Community service |
Sentenced to benefit the community in some way. (e.g. picking up litter) |
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Concurrent Setence |
Two or more sentences that are served at the same time. e.g. A person serving a sentence of 3 months and 6 months concurrently would serve 6 months. |
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Conditional discharge |
Found guilty, but not sentenced, but there are conditions to this. If the person commits this crime again, they will be sentenced. |
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Consecutive Sentence |
Two or more sentences that are served one after another. e.g. A person serving a sentence of 3 months and 6 months concurrently would serve 9 months. |
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Coroner. |
Determiner of a cause of death. |
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Counsel |
Barristers or other legal advice in a case. |
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Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) |
They prosecute in Crown Court on behalf of the Queen. |
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District Judge |
Has the power to deal with cases in Magistrates court by themself. Alternative is 3 magistrates. |
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Editor's Code of Practice |
IPSO led body that advises journalists on how to act. |
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Either Way Offence. |
An offence that can be dealt with in either Crown court or Civil court. |
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High court. |
Verdicts that are not agreed with in Crown court can be taken here to be overruled. |
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Indictable offence |
Cases that are passed from Magistrates to Crown Court. (Murder, Rape, Robbery) |
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Injunction |
A legal attempt to supress an action. |
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Inquest |
Inquiring on the cause of death. Done by a coroner. |
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IPSO. |
Independent Press Standards Organisation. |
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Magistrates. |
Deal with cases in Magistrates court. Often volunteers. |
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Manslaughter.
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Killing without intent (e.g. killing someone due to drink driving). Murder is killing someone intentionally. |
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Ofcom Broadcasting Code |
Set of standards for TV and radio. |
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Perjury |
Giving false information during legal proceedings. |
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Public interest |
Legal defence often given for breaking Article 10 of IPSO's code of Practice (Clandestine devices and Subterfuge) |
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Qualified Privilege |
Used to protect journalists. Must give right of reply before reporting on someone to qualify. |
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Robbery |
Stealing with the threat of or act of violence. (Armed Robbery for example) |
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Statute Law |
Law's decided through acts of Parliament. (Legislation) |
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Strict Liability |
Prosecution in a court case does not have to prove the intent of committing a crime (e.g. drink driving is non-intentional) |
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Summary Offence |
Minor offences (e.g. Speeding, harassment, taking a vehicle without consent) |
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Supreme Court |
Highest court in the Land |
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Tort |
Committing defamation |
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Libel |
Something reported in a written or broadcast format, that can negatively affect someone's image and be classed as defamation. |
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Defamation |
Lowering someone's image in the perception of others. |
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Slander |
Something reported in an oral format, that can negatively affect someone's image and be classed as defamation. |
