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    One of the main differences between criminal cases and civil cases is that they are held in different courts, this is because there is a significant distinction between a civil wrong and a criminal wrong. Crimes are considered to be a type of wrongdoing, however civil wrongs tend to have only an impact on the parties involved in the case. For example: a breach of contract. Where as criminal wrongs tend to have an impact on society itself. For example: a murder, theft or rape

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    The Impact of Formalising Plea Bargaining on Justice and Equality in the English Legal System Before discussing plea bargaining it is perhaps paramount to define what is meant by the expression. Plea bargaining refers to ‘the exchange of a guilty plea for a reduced charge or some hope of a reduced sentence.’[1] In other words it is an agreement between the prosecution and the defence by which the accused changes his plea from not guilty to guilty in return for an offer

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    last absolute monarch of England was King John. He signed Magna Carta the Charter that gave certain liberties to people and more importantly preserved that the Monarch's will is not tyrannical. Magna Carta was and still is the foundation of the law systems of many countries including UK USA Canada Australia and other countries. King James I 1603-25 of England was the last absolute Monarch in British

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    inquisitorial trial systems are the two most widely used in the world, both operating in similar but different ways. The adversarial system is a system based on the notion of two adversaries battling in an arena before an impartial third party, with the emphasis on winning. There are five main elements of the adversarial system; the role of the judge, the role of the parties, the role of legal representation, burden and standard of proof and the rules of evidence of procedure. The inquisitorial system is a method

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    Plain English Movement

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    analysis on Plain English Movement Writing, generally speaking, ought to be an instrument for conveying ideas from one mind to an-other efficiently. Conventional legal composition, on the contrary, appears to be overwhelmingly complicated to the public. Occurring and then prevailing since the 1970s, the well-known Plain English Movement (we mainly cope with the movement in the USA) seems to have offered a commonly-welcomed solution to this problem. However, disputes still remain in the legal academia in

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    that comes under Sharia law and the punishments given for each for them. The analysis will be determining and exploring the differences of Sharia law and English law. The discussion will be based on the possible idea of implementing areas of Sharia law to the English legal system, and the problems that this will cause in the English legal system in reflection to the Human Rights Act 1998. Sources of Sharia law: The rules and regulations of Sharia law stems from one source, which is the Qur’an.

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    The legal system of Bangladesh has been changed increasingly as a nation for over so many years. before the British period this part was administrated by the Mughal emperors. The Mughal emperors were successful rulers for over centuries. Before the Mughal period this part of Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) were under the power of Turko Afghan rulers since from the thirteen centuries. During the Mughal period this part was known as eastern part of Subha Bangla and when the British came they named

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    mentioned laws with a further addition of socialist law and tribal law such as Algeria; others, such as Hong Kong, that combine traditional Chinese law and socialist Chinese law, which itself embodies elements of the civilian tradition and so on. Other systems which have shifted from the socialist sphere to the more civilian tradition, such as Poland,

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    LAW 2013 GROUP 6 – CLC35 1/1/2013 Role of Comparative Law to legal interpretation and application Role of Comparative Law to legal interpretation and application Table of Contents I. Definition: legal interpretation and application 2 I.1 Legal Interpretation 2 I.2 Legal Application 3 II. Role of Comparative Law to legal interpretation and application 4 II.1 Role of Comparative Law to legal interpretation and application of law as the result of the harmonization and

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    Criminal Law Concepts

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    follow one of two major legal traditions; Common law tradition or civil law tradition. The Common law is a body of law bases on custom and general principles embodied in case law which serve as precedent and is applied to situations not covered by statute. The common law traditions emerged in England during the middle ages and was applied within the British colonies across continents. The law of the United States is largely derived from the common law system of English law,

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