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Explain what is meant by the ratio decidendi and obiter dicta of a judgement.

When giving a judgement in a case, the judge will state the ratio decidendi for the decision and often give an obita dicta statement. This is in the interest of establishing a precedent and allowing futur...

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Discuss the problems with government funding and the concept of access to justice.

The introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (2012) introduced the most radical cuts to the legal aid system since the latter’s introduction in 1949. The 2012 Act created ...

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Give three advantages and disadvantages of of the legislative process

Advantages:1) Parliament makes law in a democratic way through its elected members, known as MP's.2) Bills are subjected to high levels of scrutiny and consideration 3)Delegated legislation allows the rel...

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Can you explain delegated legislation?

Delegated legislation is the term to describe the laws that are made by people or bodies who have been permitted to make laws who are not parliament. Parliament (the main law making-body), has delegated t...

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Explain two elements that may be considered to be aspects of ‘the rule of law’. Briefly explain why the independence of the judiciary is important in relation to the rule of law. [5]

One aspect of the rule of law is the equality before law. This principle can be seen in the case of R v Chaytor and it states that each individual must be treated equally before the law and there should n...

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