Tags & Description
Laws
A set of legal rules
Anarchy
Disorder or confusion due to absence of government or laws
Hierarchy
A grading system based on order of importance
Appeal
An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in higher court
Magistrate
A court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
Committal hearing
A hearing in the local court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable offense
Adversarial system
Two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
Empanelment
The process of selecting a jury
Statue law
Laws made by parliament
Common law
System of law based on the previous decisions or judges, called precedents
Constitution
A document that outlines the powers of parliament
Cabinet
Group of government ministers that meet regularly to discuss major issues of government
Double dissolution
A decision made by the head of state to dissolve both houses of parliament
Private law
Disputes between private citzens
Public law
Disputes that affect the community
Tort
A legal wrong which a person commits which cause the claimant to suffer loss/harm and therefore sue