Courts of England and Wales

guarantee justice, but to also deliver it effectively on the basis that they are a group of unbiased citizens, able to deliver their verdicts independently from the judiciary, to avoid any influence, and the state, to avoid any interference. In England and Wales, an estimated 178,000 British citizens are summoned for jury service every year. However, the English legal system has undergone major changes that could significantly reduce this number as the right to be tried by a jury of peers has…

may conflict with it. In addition, the public can make a direct decision on whether to pass a law. This is called referendum. England also has the regional governments, where the decisions about what happens in a particular region are made at local level. In England, there are 8 regional assemblies: East of England Regional Assembly, North East Assembly, South East England Regional Assembly, West Midlands Regional Assembly, East Midlands Regional Assembly, South West Regional Assembly, North…

was legal in till 1972, when the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in the case Furman vs. Georgia saying it violated…

v the United Kingdom. In particular, the essay focuses on facts that lead to the European Court of Human rights to hear the case. In addition, the paper discusses the Court’s decision and analysis of the decision using cases that have been heard after the Vinter and others v the United Kingdom. Summary of the facts that led to the European Court of Human Rights hearing The facts that led the European Court of Human Rights in the Vinter and others v the United Kingdom is that all the applicants…

This essay will examine the different reforms established by New Labour and any impact they have had on British politics. New Labour enacted multiple reforms in its term from 1997-2007, from introducing independence to the Bank of England (1998) to The Human Rights Act 1998. Devolution seems to be the biggest element of the reform programme that made the most significant change to British politics. Many of the reforms have had some impact but none to the scale that devolution has. One of the…

the King of England and the time during his reign. Thanks to author Alison Weir who goes in to great detail of King Henry’s life, from how he decorated, what he ate, how he ruled, to his famous wives, and children. There was much more to King Henry, whom seemed to not have a dull moment. It was not just the fact that he ruled with an iron fist, but Henry VIII was also was intelligent, enjoyed the arts, and physically gifted. By understanding some of Henry childhood, hobbies, and his court. We…

While democracy is present in much of the modern world, it is difficult to define exactly what democracy is due to the varying ways of governing present in the world. In this paper, I will compare England and Germany according to Lijphart’s models of majoritarian and consensus democracies. In Lijphart’s model, there are two main ideas in which these two systems differ: how easy it is for a single party to take control of the government and how much a party can change policy once they have…

punishment specified by the pope, he walked to Canterbury Cathedral clothed in sackcloth and ashes and allowed himself be whipped by the monks there. To recover his popular image, he built extra monasteries in France. For a time he even neglected the court authority problem. Since the author of The Golden Legend is aiming to convince us that Thomas Becket should be considered a saint of the Catholic Church, he pictures him in a good light and his opponents, including Henry II, in…

Henry II of England, was known through a variety of names. For Example Henry Curtmantle, Henry Fitzempress, Henry Plantagenet. He was known by “Alternative Titles: Henry Curtmantle, Henry Fitzempress, Henry of Anjou, Henry Plantagenet”, as said in Justin D, Lyons article. Also he states Henry II Had a strong belief, to help the voice of the people be heard. “On the death of King Stephen in 1154, Henry came to the English throne at the age of 21 in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of…

This Essay will explore how judge made law (Stare decisis) evolved in England and Wales through the doctrine of legal precedent. Judicial precedent is regarded as the most important source of law that offers predictability, uniformity, equality, certainty and convenience. Judicial precedent though has negative attributes. Case law is notoriously slow to change through rigidity and only repealed through an appellate court or legislation. Legal precedent is known by the Latin ‘Stare decisis et…