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Inefficiency and Complexity of UK Legal System

   

Added on  2020-10-22

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1Legal principles and types of laws in UK..............................................................................1Equality...................................................................................................................................2Inefficiency and complexity of UK legal system...................................................................3Discrimination in UK.............................................................................................................3CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTIONLegal system is the structure or framework which comprises laws that govern rights ofcitizens. Every country has their own legal system which is divided into many parts in order tohave stability. It may consists both federal and state laws which have specified jurisdiction for itsapplicability. Further, these are amended from time to time so that no scope of mistake is left aspeople take advantages of loopholes present in existing laws. Laws are important for maintainingpeace by providing punishments to those committed offences. Each act has its effective date,scope to which it will extend to, applicability, terms, offences and punishments. The report talksabout law in UK society and evaluate its effectiveness by assessing level of discriminationexisting in legal system. MAIN BODYLegal principles and types of laws in UKUK is a country which does have a complete written constitution. English legal system isfollowed in this country. Parliament has the supreme authority to pass a bill which is thenconverted into an act by receiving royal assent. These provides provisions which should be abideby everyone so that legal consequences can be avoided. Also, it the only country in the worldthat have never been overpowered or ruled by any foreign law or rule. Legal system has to beperfect without any scope of doubt or negligence (Campbell and Marcum, 2016). In other words,a strong system is a base on which all the activities in the country can rely on. Furthermore, itgives a sense of security, that right decisions will be provided by judges which will bring justice.Here, main focus will be on the discrimination which is being seen on the basis of male andfemale in working place. Also, focus will be on the discrimination which is being done on thebasis of colour as black people are being suffered within the premisses of UK.The UK legal system has some principles which are legal certainty, equality, fairness,retrospective legislation and due process. These are some common principles which are extendedthrough the country. Further, it has its parts which are common and statutory law, public andprivate law and civil and criminal law. Each of these have their separate set procedure which areapplied in case for resolving it. Common law includes legal decisions made by judge. These areapplicable on a case having similar facts and issues. On the other hand, statutory law is aboutstatues created by legislative bodies who have the authority and responsibility to monitor and1

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