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The English Legal System is based on the age old system of precedent which can be strict and inflexible - Critically discuss.
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English Legal System The English Legal System is based on the age old system of precedent which can be strict and inflexible. Critically discuss. The English Legal System has slowly been evolving over time and can be traced back as far as 1066. Certain characteristics help to distinguish this law system from any other, such as the law of precedent. Throughout time a specific court structure has matured and a form of hierarchy is held between the different courts. Through the doctrine of binding precedent the decisions of the superior courts are binding on the courts which are below it. In order to complete this essay successfully, the relevant advantages and disadvantages of the law of precedent need to be distinguished so as to find out whether this law is strict and inflexible as the title suggests. As with any law or theory, individual persons will have their own ideas and attitudes towards it. The...
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