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1. Custom and institutional writers

2. Precedent

3. Case law

4. Statute 

In this situation Mike would be charged with Murder.

Murder is a common law offence. It was defined by Sir Edward Coke as the unlawful killing of a living human being, under the queen’s peace, with...

1) Definition of the Doctrine

The Rule of Law (ROL) is one of the three central doctrines of the English constitution, alongside the Separation of Powers and Parliamentary Sovereignty. It wa...

1. Different standards of proof: in civil law, the claimant needs to produce evidence beyond the balance of probabilities; whereas in criminal law the defendant is innocent, unless the crime is proven ...

Exercised in the name of the Crown (historically stemming from the monarchical use of these powers), they may encompass an array of sovereign powers including the right to go to war, dissolve parliament, ...