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This online course is designed for law students and international lawyers who want to improve their knowledge of the English legal system.
This course may also be useful as a revision guide to university students who are studying a law degree, students studying the CILEX and students studying the 'Graduate Diploma in Law' (GDL) and need support with the English legal System.
Upon successful completion of the English legal system module students will be awarded with 'the English Legal System - Certificate'.

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LESSON 1 - SOURCES OF LAW

LESSON 1 - SOURCES OF LAW
READING MATERIAL - Sources of Law
Review 1 - How Common Law was created
Review 1.1 - Common Law
Review 1.2 - Case-law
Review 2 - Equity
Review 2.1 - Equity Maxims
Review 2.2 - Equity - Remedies
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - COMMON LAW & EQUITY (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - COMMON LAW & EQUITY - (OUTLINE ONLINE)
Review 3 - Legislation
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - CASE-LAW & STATUTES
SAMPLE ANSWER - CASE-LAW & STATUTES (OUTLINE ONLY)
Review 4 - Delegated Legislation - Part 1
Review 4.1 Statutory Instruments
Review 4.2 - Orders in Council
Review 4.3 - Bye-laws
QUIZ 1 - Common law & Precedent
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - DELEGATED LEGISLATION (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - DELEGATED LEGISLATION (OUTLINE ONLY)
Review 5 - European Law (Overview only)
QUIZ 2 - Legislation & Delegated Legislation

LESSON 2 - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT

LESSON 2(a) - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
READING MATERIAL - Judicial Precedent & Hierarchy of Courts
Review 1 - Judicial Precedent
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING 1 - AVOIDING PRECEDENT
SAMPLE ANSWER - AVOIDING PRECEDENT (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ 1 - Judicial Precedent
LESSON 2(b) - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
Review 2 - Courts & Precedents
Review 3 - Court of Appeal & Precedents
Review 4 - Supreme Court (formerly HOL) & Precedents
QUIZ 2 - HIERARCHY OF COURTS
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING 2 - COURT OF APPEAL & THE SUPREME COURT (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - COURT OF APPEAL & SUPREME COURT (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ 3 - Application of Precedents

LESSON 3 - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION

LESSON 3(a) - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION
READING MATERIAL - Statutory Rules of Interpretation - Pt 1
Review 1 - Overview of Statutory Interpretation
Review 1.1 - The Literal Rule
Review 1.2 - The Golden Rule
Review 1.3 - The Mischief Rule
Review 1.4 - Language - ejusdem generis
Review 1.5 - Language - expressio unius est exclusio alterius
Review 1.6 - Language - noscitur a sociis
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - RULES OF STATUTORY INTERPRETATION (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ 1 - Statutory Rules of Interpretation
LESSON 3(b) - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION
Review 1.7 - Presumption
Review 1.8 - Internal/Intrinsic Aid
Review 1.9 - External/Extrinsic Aid
Review 1.9 - Hansard
Review 1.10 - Purposive Approach
Review 1.11 - Interpretation Act 1978
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING -LANGUAGE RULES - (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - LANGUAGE RULES - (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ 2 - Statutory Rules of Interpretation

LESSON 4 - HOW LEGISLATION IS MADE IN THE UK

LESSON 4 - HOW LEGISLATION IS MADE IN THE UK
READING MATERIAL - How Legislation is Made
Review 1 - Pre-Bill Stage
Review 2 - Types of Bills
Review 3 - Stages of the Bill
Review 4 - Delaying Powers of House of Lords
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - BILLS (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - BILLS (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ - How Legislation is made

LESSON 5 - THE CIVIL COURTS

LESSON 5 - THE CIVIL COURTS
READING MATERIAL - The Civil Courts
Review 1 - Civil Courts
Review 2 - Disadvantages of Civil Courts
RESEARCH - ROLE OF THE COUNTY COURT & HIGH COURT
SAMPLE ANSWER (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ - The Civil Courts

LESSON 6 - THE CRIMINAL LAW COURTS

LESSON 6 - THE CRIMINAL COURTS
READING MATERIAL - The Criminal Law Courts
Review 1 - Magistrates Courts
Review 2 - Crown Court
Review 3 - Youth Offenders Court
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - HIERARCHY OF UK COURTS (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - HIERARCHY OF UK COURTS (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ - The Criminal Law Courts

LESSON 7 - CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAW

LESSON 7 - Civil & Criminal Law
Review 1 - Civil Law
Review 2 - Criminal Law
READING MATERIAL - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW (OUTLINE)
QUIZ - Civil & Criminal Law

LESSON 8 - PUBLIC & PRIVATE LAW

LESSON 8 - PUBLIC & PRIVATE LAW
READING MATERIAL - Public & Private Law
QUIZ - Public v Private Law

LESSON 9 - EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS & SOURCES

READING MATERIAL - European Union, Institutions & Sources
LESSON 1 - Primary Sources of EU Law
LESSON 2 - Secondary Sources of EU Law
LESSON 3 - General Principles applied by ECJ
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ - European Union, Institutions & Sources

LESSON 10 - THE EFFECT OF EU MEMBERSHIP

LESSON 10
READING MATERIAL - Effect of EU Membership
Review 1 - EC Law - Supremacy
Review 2 - Direct Applicability
Review 3 - Doctrine of Direct Effect
Review 4 - Doctrine of Indirect Effect
Review 5 - Treaties
Review 6 - Regulations
Review 7 - Directives
Review 8 - Damages
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - EUROPEAN LAW (OPTIONAL)
SAMPLE ANSWER - EUROPEAN LAW (OUTLINE ONLY)
QUIZ - Effect of EU Membership

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Yasmine is the founder of the 'London Centre for Advanced Training & Education' (LCATE), an educational establishment which provides legal Education to students all over the world.

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