📓 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)
📝 Notatki do nauki
- UK ma trzy oddzielne systemy prawne.
- Trzy systemy prawne: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- England & Wales — common law
- Scotland — system mieszany (common law + civil law)
- Scotland ma mieszany system prawny, który obejmuje elementy zarówno common law, jak i civil law.
- Trzy systemy prawne: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- England & Wales — common law
- Scotland — system mieszany (common law + civil law)
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