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A 6 page research paper that examines the workings of the British legal system, which has some distinctive features. The writer outlines the English system and discusses areas where change is occurring or is indicated for the future. For example, the incorporation of the European convention on human rights into British law will have repercussions. The functioning of the Law Lords, Britain's highest court, is also examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the people, and the obligations and powers of government" ?were a product of the Enlightenment and didnt exist until the eighteenth century (Fairchild 47). Great Britain, because it did not
have a post-Enlightenment radical break with the its past as did France, never developed such a comprehensive compact between the government and the people (Fairchild 47). Although Britain has
traditions that perform the function of a constitution, there is, essentially, no written constitution for Great Britain. Consequently, English law and English government consists of multiple structures, laws and customs
that are tied to certain common values and beliefs that the "majority of the populace hold toward representative government and individual freedom" (Fairchild 48). The English justice system reflects the
complex nature of English governance. This system contains a "peculiar mix of amateur and professional elements and strives to bring justice closer to the people through lay participation at all
stages of the process" (Fairchild 48). Although the US legal system developed from English law, there are many contrasts between two systems. An American visiting the "Old Bailey," The
major criminal court in London, would be struck immediately by two major differences: the difference in "style between English and American courts," and the differences in "details of procedure" (Fairchild
164). Essentially there are two levels of trial courts for criminal cases: magistrates courts for minor cases and crown courts for serious crimes (Fairchild 164). Magistrates sit as judge
either singly or in groups of two or three and they hear over 95% of English criminal cases (Fairchild 164). There are two types of magistrates?stipendiary, who are usually
attorneys and paid by the state for their work; and lay magistrates, who are appointed and serve as volunteer judges (Fairchild 164). Lay magistrates are by far the most numerous
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