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Sources of UK Law.
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Sources of UK Law By Anthea Carlisle (Health and Safety Advisor) There are two main types of law. Criminal law that controls public order and determines how those who disrupt it should be dealt with. These 'offences' can range from serious to minor offences. They are dealt with in criminal courts. Civil law can be seen as all law that is not criminal, and is also known as private law. Some of the main branches of civil law are land law, family law, company law and torts. In the United Kingdom the highest tier of law has for centuries been the statutes or acts issued by parliament. But since the United Kingdom accepted the Treaty of Rome and entered the European community, and the consequences of this decision were spelled out by Parliament in the European Communities Act 1972, there is a higher tier of law, that of the European Community Law, which take...
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