📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role

5.4.1 The legal system

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The UK has three separate legal systems: one for England and Wales, one for Scotland, and one for Northern Ireland. Each has its own courts and legal traditions. In England and Wales, the legal system is based on common law (law developed through court decisions). Scotland has a mixed legal system that includes elements of both common law and civil law (based on Roman law).

Key Facts

  • Three legal systems: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
  • England & Wales — common law
  • Scotland — mixed system (common law + civil law)
The legal system
Illustration: The legal system

📝 अध्ययन नोट्स

  • UK में तीन अलग-अलग कानूनी प्रणालियाँ हैं।
    • तीन कानूनी प्रणालियाँ: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
    • England & Wales — common law
    • Scotland — मिश्रित प्रणाली (common law + civil law)
  • Scotland में एक मिश्रित कानूनी प्रणाली है जिसमें common law और civil law दोनों के तत्व शामिल हैं।
    • तीन कानूनी प्रणालियाँ: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
    • England & Wales — common law
    • Scotland — मिश्रित प्रणाली (common law + civil law)

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