legal system Flashcards
the costs perform tow essential functions in the community;
- they deal with wrongdoers
- they provide means of resolving disputes between individuals
court hierarchy
high court
-constitutional matters such as interpretation of the constitution
supreme court
- unlimited amounts in damage
- most serious criminal offences such as murder, manslaughter and attempted murder
county court
- unlimited anoints in damage
- serious criminal offences such as callable driving and armed robbery
magistrates court
- up to $100,000 in damage
- minor criminal offences such as assault and traffic offences
what is criminal law
criminal law is a system of law concerns with the punishment of offences. These can include
what is civil law
civil law is a system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community. rather than criminal, military or relies affair. they can include
reasons why laws change
this is due to that the change of community values, also how worlds technology is changed intensely as the capability grows the laws shuts be charged and adapted to remain relevant and purposeful so nothing bag happens.
