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There are four main approaches as to how legislation can be interpreted by judges within England and Wales. My answer will explain each of the approaches which can be taken, using cases and examples to demon...

Murder is defined by Sir Edward Coke as the unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the queens peace with malice aforethought, express or implied.A killing is unlawful if there is no defence...

Morality is what is deemed right and wrong within society. For example, one would face a moral backlash for robbing a local convenience store. However, the relationship between law and morality is not always...

Judicial precedent is central to the common law system. The three main advantages are: consistency, certainty and reliability. Although, these must be balanced with the disadvantages of contextual relevance,...

Judicial precedent is the incremental approach of justices in following previous case law decisions in order to maintain a stable basis for UK common law. One disadvantage is that, due to the uncodified natu...