When deciding cases, judges must apply relevant ...... as a priority.
Theme 3 - Common Law

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Priscilla Arthur
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Case law
Legislation
Retained EU law
The European Convention on Human Rights
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The judgement(s) given by the judges in the minority is known as the 'obiter dicta' in Latin
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following courts are not part of the the civil law courts in the UK? Select two answers.
County court
Magistrates' court
Family court
Crown court
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The reason for a judge's decision is known as obiter dicta.
True
False
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Facts of a case that are relevant to the decision reached by the judge or relevant to outcome of the case are known as .... facts.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On appeal, when a higher court believes that a lower court did not apply the right law to a case and so changes the law it is known as overruling.
True
False
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When deciding on cases, judges in lower courts must ..... the existing decisions of higher courts.
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