📓 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)
📝 学习笔记
- UK 拥有三个独立的法律体系。
- 三个法律体系：England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- England & Wales — 普通法
- Scotland — 混合体系（普通法 + 民法）
- Scotland 拥有一个混合法律体系，其中包含普通法和民法要素。
- 三个法律体系：England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- England & Wales — 普通法
- Scotland — 混合体系（普通法 + 民法）
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