what are the two main types of law in the UK
Statutory Law
Case Law
who creates the two main types of law
parliament
what is included in the core knowledge for how a statute is created
1 - Green Paper
2 - first reading
3 - second reading
4 - committee stage
5 - report stage
6 - final stage
7 - royal assent
what is the green paper
draft published by gov and Mps comment on it
what is the first reading
white paper
proposal of new law and becomes a bill
what is the second reading
involves debate and a vote takes place to put it through to the next stage
what is the committee stage
a group of MPs from all parties discuss bill in detail and there are also votes on amendments for the bill
what is the report stage
results of committee stage discussed and voted on in House of Commons and amendments can be made
what is the final stage
amended bills are sent to House of Lords where 1st to 3rd reading are repeated and if changes made then bill sent back to HOC
what is royal assent
means law has been agreed and signed off by Monarch
what is the expanded knowledge of the governmental process of law creation
- judicial precedent is binding and must be followed by other courts
- Donoghue v Stevenson created neighbour principle
- creates consistency and fairness
what are some examples of some bills related to crime
- Child criminal exploitation Bill
- Domestic abuse bill
