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Chapter 1
Sources and divisions of law
Law: definition
The law of the United Kingdom
Sources of law in the UK
Parliamentary sovereignty
Sources of law in the USA
Creation of statutory law: how a bill becomes an act
Statutory interpretation
Judicial precedent
Judicial opinions
Avoiding precedents
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Classification of law
Public law
Private law
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The system of courts and their jurisdictions
Personnel within the legal system
The legal profession: solicitors and barristers
Solicitors
Barristers
The judiciary: magistrates and judges
The jury
Civil law: object and purpose
Remedies
How civil cases are settled
Criminal law: object and purpose
How criminal cases are settled
Elements of the crime
Physical element – actus reus
Mental element – mens rea
Defences to criminal liability