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Outline the stages of parliamentary law making.

Background Separation of Powers - Government, Parliament and Judiciary Houses of Parliament - Commons and Lords Answer To begin the parliamentary law making process the g...

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What are the key elements of self-defence under criminal law?

Self-defence is a general and complete defence in criminal law (s3(1) Criminal Law Act 1963). It is a justificatory defence. The self-defence defence justifies what would normally be unlawful under crimin...

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What is actus reus and mens rea?

Every crime (with a few exceptions) has the elements of actus reus (“guilty act”) which means the act of committing the crime (for example the act of stabbing someone in the case of murder) and mens rea (...

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Describe one of the differences between the criminal law and civil law systems

One of the main differences between the two systems would be regarding the parties to the case. In a civil law claim, there would be a claimant and a defendant (both generally individuals or companies) wh...

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Outline the process of a public bill becoming an Act

Firstly, a Green Paper, a consultation document, is published, which allows interested parties to comment and change the government’s proposal. Following the Green Paper, the government will publish a Whi...

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