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To create a new law a member of parliament will initially put forward a green paper. This paper is one which gathers evidence and opinions on a given subject whether that be a public opinion or one of other ...

Mens rea is the guilty mind; what the Defendant was intending, thinking about, failing to think about. For a defendant to be found guilty of an offence, they must have the minimum level of mens rea required ...

Morality is what is deemed right and wrong within society. For example, one would face a moral backlash for robbing a local convenience store. However, the relationship between law and morality is not always...

Judicial precedent is central to the common law system. The three main advantages are: consistency, certainty and reliability. Although, these must be balanced with the disadvantages of contextual relevance,...

Judicial precedent is the incremental approach of justices in following previous case law decisions in order to maintain a stable basis for UK common law. One disadvantage is that, due to the uncodified natu...