📓 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

📝 ملاحظات الدراسة

  • UK میں تین الگ قانونی نظام ہیں۔
    • تین قانونی نظام: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
    • England & Wales — common law
    • Scotland — مخلوط نظام (common law + civil law)
  • Scotland میں ایک مخلوط قانونی نظام ہے جس میں common law اور civil law دونوں کے عناصر شامل ہیں۔
    • تین قانونی نظام: England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
    • England & Wales — common law
    • Scotland — مخلوط نظام (common law + civil law)

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