LAWS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Constitution Act 1986, Westminster System

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Encouraged us to look at the law in the perspective of a bad man, a man with no morals so we don"t get the two confused. England, scotland, wales, northern ireland (island including northern ireland) Great britain: england, scotland and wales (just the island) Scotland"s legal history is different to english and welsh so we are discussing english law not british. English law developed the common law system, different to other forms of law such as civil law, islamic law and other tribal law systems. British empire expanded they took their system of law and transplanted it to the colonies and territories. This is why we study english legal history because the nz system was created around the english system. Common law: body of law built up from decisions made. Head of state is a hereditary monarch. Powers and functions exercised with constitutional constraints. Nz does not have a single written constitution.

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