Cours sarah s2

Question 1

UK: Englan, Wales, Scotland et Nothern Ireland

Answer 1

• Laws in Wales Acts (16e C): legal system of wales annexed to England
• Acts of Union 1707: joined the former kingdoms of England of Scotland into Great Britain
• Acts of Union 1800: united GB in Irelanf
• The gov of ireland act 1920: partitioned NI and I

Question 2

Political system and International relationship

Answer 2

• UK: unitary state in theory/union state in reality
• Monarchy/parliamentary system (HOL/HOC)
• UK tries strengthen liks outside EU (USA)
• Commonwealth: voluntary association of 56 independant countries

Question 3

Brexit

Answer 3

• Britain joined the EU in 1973
• 2013: former PM Cameron proomised referendum-> National referendum in June 2016: 52%.
• Theresa May-> 2 years of negociations-> extension until October 31st 2019
• Withdrawal agreement => January 31st 2020, when the UK formally left the UE
• when the UK left the EU, it transferred all existing EU laws into UK law
• the UK Suprem Court may depart from those judgements

Question 4

Citizen’s rights & immigration:

Answer 4

• EU and UK citizens retained their residencyand social security rights
• No more free movement
• EU citizens: obteining a visa if staying +90 days
• UK citizens: 90 days in the EU every 180 days.

Question 5

Trade

Answer 5

• The UK is free to implement any new trade deals with any other countries (Austral, NZ, Japan)
• Free trade agreement EU/UK: more papework and delays because of customs checks
• Smaller UK business have abandoned trade wich the EU altogether
• 45% of the UK’s export are to the EU and 53% of its imports come from the EU.

Question 6

Nothern Ireland

Answer 6

• Both in the EU et the UK: no hard border between NI and Republic of Ireland
• NI left EU but keeps EU rules for most goods
  Practice=custom checks take place at NI ports since October 1st 2023, goods came from UK:
• Geen lane: for goods that are for NI alone
• RED lane: for goods who can be destined to ROI

Question 7

Common law (12th C)

Answer 7

Courts set up under the autority of the King -> Each writ recorded a particular legal claim. Courts established a collection of acceptble claims
Writ replaced (13 th): difficult to create any new writs: the system became inflexible

Question 8

Equity (14th/15th C)

Answer 8

Lord Chancellor and Judges at the Court of Chancery established new rights/remedies granted: