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Slides for this lecture which is part of English Common Law: Structure and Principles (https://class.coursera.org/engcomlaw-001/class/index)
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History of English Common Law
“I think it an undeniable position, that a competent knowledge of the laws of that society in which we live, is the proper accomplishment of every gentleman and scholar; an highly useful, I had almost said essential, part of liberal and polite education.”
Sir William Blackstone: Commentaries: On the Study of the Law 1758
Aims• To have a basic
understanding of the history of common law
• To identify several key features of the English legal system
• To recognise the way the course works, what is expected of you and how to be successful
What is
Law?
CC-BY dSeneste.dkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dseneste/5912382808/
“Law is order, and good law is good order.”
Aristotle in Politics
AristotleGreek critic, philosopher,
physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)
What is a legal ‘system’?
Countries marked in red at those with a Common Law legal system
EnglishLegalSystemEngland & Wales
MAP OF UNITED KINGDOM
Four Sources of English Law1
2 4
3
CC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic-doyle/8670663457/Dominic Doyle
Common LawPrecedentCase Law
UK Supreme Court
UK Parliament
Acts of Parliament Statutes
Legislation
English Law
European LawEUROPEAN UNION LAW
COUNCIL OF THE EU/PARLIAMENT BRUSSELSSince 1972
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS STRASBOURG
Since 1998CC-BY Martin Ehrenhauserhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/42236106@N03/4030047332
CC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic-doyle/8670663457/Dominic Doyle