Common Law

What is Common Law

• Laws made by Parliament

• Laws made by the Courts

• Laws made by the Government

What does the term abrogate mean?

• Lift Up

• Repeal

• Create

• Instruct

The term to describe the system of superiority of courtrooms is

• Authority

• Jurisdiction

• Hierarchy

• Jurisprudence

A legal decision that creates the law for future similar cases.

• Common law

• Judgement

• Statute

• Precedent

A crime is...

• Fun

• An act that harms society and is punishable by the state

• Doing something that affects someone's mental state

• An act of defiance against others

A person charged with a criminal offence is called the...

• Persecutor

• Coroner

• Defendant

• Lawyer

The high court has two jurisdictions. They are (select 2):

• Appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from the state and territory courts

• Original jurisdiction to interpret the constitution of Australia

• Family Court jurisdiction for matters of divorce and family law

• Civil Enterprise jurisdiction

What is the highest court in Australia?

• Federal Court of Importance

• Supreme Court

• Family Court

• High Court of Australia

A major argument against judges being actively involved in reforming the law via common law is that:

• judges are not elected and representative bodies

• judges are able to undertake detailed research into areas of particular interest to the judge
• the primary role of the courts is to adjudicate cases, not to change the law
• some areas of law are more appropriately developed by common law than statute

Standard of proof in a criminal case

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Complete proof

• On the balance of probabilities

• Judge's discretion