14 questions institution and British institution = response in 30 minute

« 14 questions institution and British institution = response in 30 minute Jury in the common law courts why was the king justice so popular? The king extracted cases to this courts by offering a better system of justice than that offered by lords and barons.

In other words pro judges were considered more legally skilled than local authorities or lords.

He introduced a new procedure of trial by jury.

Only the king had the right to summon a jury. Until then both civil and criminal were trial by ordeal.

The jury is the one great contribution of the francs to the British.

Henri II did not invented it but was inspired by the francs king (roi francs).

Ar first it was only use to settle administration issue for royal interest so used the crown. By the time of Henri II the system of common law developed around proof and the jury became an essential element to the English legal system and used for civil and penal cases.

However the role of the early juries isn’t the same as today’s, it was more of witnesses than judges, they were chosen because they were the one more likely to know the truth (Neighbors) and have personal knowledge of the case.

In their oath, they were to give a true statement of the fact refer to as a verdict from Latin (it gave the institution its name).

The judges were bind by the verdict made by the jury, it was only on the 20 century that we start to have new jural who evaluated the evidence presented in courts by other jury.

Today jury have no relation or knowledge of the case. The Magna Carta The great charter signed in 1215 was asked by the barons and bishop with the support of common men to solve issues with the king.

It guaranteed the freedom of the church restricted by taxes and fines, promised justice to all guaranteeing that no person should be imprisoned, deprived of its property or outlawed except by the lawful judgement of its peers.

The English crown remain powerful but the law was more so.

The Magna Carta increase the power of the law. Habeas corpus was first use by the common law courts in...

and register in law. The bill of rights 1689 It appeared 10 years after the habeas corpus act and introduced to reinforce the power of the parliament, to protect the people against abusive powers of the monarch and governs the constitutional relationship between parliament and the crown. The crown can act when the parliament authorize it and not because the gods did. Development and difficulty of the common law courts baron feared their own local courts would lose cases = rigged system technical issue : courts procedure in French and slow system corruption especially juries Equity and the courts of chancery the lord chancellor presided over the court of chancery law of fairness and equity were applied as a check of the common law.

It was replaced by the chancery division of the high court.

People that were not satisfied could sent petition to the king and these were delegated to the lord chancellor after some time. By the time Henri 8 came, the court have become rival to the common law court. They started facing problem especially in expense Characteristics of early common law to apply fairness 2 courts will appear : the high court and the court of appeal. Common law laws were formulated during legal proceedings in real cases = case law.

It has to be the expression of acceptable law.

It was an accepted principle.

The kings were not creator but finders of the law who were then applied throughout the kingdom (common unlike local customary law). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the act is called the fixed duration in 2011.

election must be held in the UK and the new parliament is elected every 5 yeas.

Before this act the general election could be organized as the prime minister decide within the 5 years and no parliament used to last all 5 years.

He usually decide to call an election when he was confident of winning the election.

Before it happen there must be a dissolution. The next election is in 2024 the act that was past provide for the general election to be held in may every five years.

That trigger an election at 5 years interval.

Except if there is a ‘no confidence’ or if it is agreed by 2/3 of the house of common to have a general election. The parliament holds the gov.

to account, makes amen and law, and the member (MPs) represent the UK citizens. They work on committee that run investigation and do recommendation to the government. They make bills and then passed them as law. The male suffrage was created on 1918 and women had to be over 30 to have the right to vote. In 1928 universal suffrage was created for all adult over 21 in.... »