social cohesion - ability of a community to live together in peace, order and harmony by recognising that all people have rights and repsonsiiblities to contirbute to society
fairness - all people can participate in the justice system and its processes should be open and impartial
equality - all people should be treated in the same way but if the same treatment causes disparity, measures should be implemeneted to allow all to engage
access - all people should be able to engage with the justice system and its processes on an informed basis
effective law
clear
a relfaction of societal values
known
enforceable
stable
common law - law made by judges in courts
statute law - laws made in parliament by reps
parliamentary soverignty - parliament passes laws to set up the courts
