Kit Library / Commerce / Corporate & Business Law (ACCA LW GLO)
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Every country runs on one of three legal systems.
The chapter identifies three broad legal systems that govern how law is made and applied across the world.
↳ Knowing which system a country uses tells you whether judges or codes dominate the law.
Three arms, three jobs — never mix them.
The principle that these powers should be separate is called the separation of powers.
↳ Legislature makes, executive implements, judiciary interprets — each arm has a distinct role.
Same principle, two very different designs.
↳ The US separates powers rigidly; the UK fuses executive and legislature under parliamentary sovereignty.
This chapter explains how political and legal systems shape the making of law, contrasts the world's three main legal systems (common law, civil law and Sharia law), and outlines the sources of domestic and international…
~20 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
18 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Which of the following best describes a democracy?
BeginnerA system run by an elected body where individuals have more freedom.
In a democracy, an elected body runs the country and individuals have more freedom to regulate their own lives, while remaining subject to the overall law made by the elected government.
Which legal system is based on comprehensive written codes and is found in France and Germany?
BeginnerCivil law
Civil law developed from Roman law and is based on codes of written law. France and Germany are the chapter's examples of civil law countries.
In the separation of powers model, which branch interprets the law?
BeginnerThe judiciary
The judiciary interprets the law and decides questions arising in disputes. The legislature makes law and the executive implements it.
In criminal law, what is the standard of proof?
BeginnerGuilt beyond reasonable doubt
In criminal law the burden of proof is on the prosecution and the standard is guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The balance of probabilities applies in civil law.
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