The legal system within the United Kingdom is largely based on judge-made law. This law developed through decisions made by judges, the decisions made by the judges is mainly based on cases brought before them this was called "common law
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The English legal system Assignment no: 1 Name: Ahmed Abuzaid Sources of law and legal materials Tutor: Muhammad Abdul-Hadi Questions: 1 and 5 The English legal system In this assignment the English legal system will be scrutinized closely. The English legal system is a common law system from this a basic argument will brought upon the common law system. The meaning of common law will also be explained and also examples of the common law system will also be given. The development of the English legal system will also be stated in brief notes. The sources of the English legal system will also be mentioned and also the criticism for system will be brought up. The basic understanding of the doctrine of judicial precedence will be shown and also the importance of judicial precedent towards the English legal system. The extent of the doctrine of precedent will also be mentioned on how much it allows judges...


