Sources of Law

    Cards (5)

    • The Rule of Law: the concept that both citizens and their rulers (government), know it and obey it.
      • The rule of law prevents anarchy or arbitrary government
    • Key aspects of the Rule of Law:
      • No-one should be punished unless they've broken the law
      • Everyone is equal before the law
      • The law must be certain
    • No-one should be punished unless they have broken the law:
      • This means the state can only punish those that have received a guilty verdict.
      • This avoids any abuse of power
    • The law must be certain:
      • This is so the law is easily enforced and people know in society when and if they are breaking the law
    • Everyone is equal before the law:
      • This means that everyone in society is treated fairly and equally before the law with no advantage or bias
      • This holds up integrity in our English legal system
      • Entick v Carrington (1765)
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