This week was my first law lecture for over a year and I am sorry to say my McNaes book was more than a little dusty. I loved law in my first year and I think I will this year too. This week we learnt mostly about the court systems and the courts themselves.
There are six main courts that are used. The main difference between them is whether they are criminal or civil. This website shows a diagram which shows the hierarchy really well, http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/lrsp/overview/law_reports.php
The Criminal courts are (in order from the bottom up): The Magistrates court, The Crown Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords. Criminal courts deal with cases of murder, theft, fraud etc and this where the cases are bought to be heard in front of the state, the DPP. (Director of Public Prosecutions) Since 2008 Keir Stammer QC has been the DPP of England and Wales.
The Civil Law courts are: County Courts, The High Court and then it goes in to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. It is at the Court of Appeal where criminal and civil law converge. Civil law covers divorces and consumer, agricultural and employment laws, etc.
There are six main courts that are used. The main difference between them is whether they are criminal or civil. This website shows a diagram which shows the hierarchy really well, http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/lrsp/overview/law_reports.php
The Criminal courts are (in order from the bottom up): The Magistrates court, The Crown Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords. Criminal courts deal with cases of murder, theft, fraud etc and this where the cases are bought to be heard in front of the state, the DPP. (Director of Public Prosecutions) Since 2008 Keir Stammer QC has been the DPP of England and Wales.
The Civil Law courts are: County Courts, The High Court and then it goes in to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. It is at the Court of Appeal where criminal and civil law converge. Civil law covers divorces and consumer, agricultural and employment laws, etc.
The courts are different between England and Wales (being one system) and Scotland. Scotland have a lot of different laws. They are able to vote on most of our laws but England and Wales have no say on any of their laws which makes it very one sided and also does not help England and Wales vey much. Scotland could help pass through a law that most of England do not want or on the other hand could give more numbers to a minority that do not want a law to go ahead.
The only court that covers England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland is the Supreme Court which is at the very top of the chain.
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