United Kingdom law

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United Kingdom law is the legal system of the UK, combining statute, common law, and regulatory frameworks that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters across its constituent nations.

All labels observed (14)

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal system ⓘ
appliesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
basedOn common law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
governs administrative law matters ⓘ
civil law matters ⓘ
criminal law matters ⓘ
hasBranch administrative law ⓘ
company law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
contract law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
employment law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
private law ⓘ
property law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
tax law ⓘ
tort law ⓘ
hasConstitutionalForm uncodified constitution ⓘ
hasCourtSystem courts of England and Wales ⓘ
courts of Northern Ireland ⓘ
courts of Scotland ⓘ
hasCriminalCodeForm non‑codified criminal law (England and Wales) ⓘ
partially codified criminal law (Scotland) ⓘ
hasHeadOfStateRole monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasHumanRightsFramework Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
hasLegalEducationRequirement university legal education or equivalent professional training ⓘ
hasLegalProfession advocates (Scotland) ⓘ
barristers ⓘ
solicitors ⓘ
hasLegalSystemComponent English law ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ
Scots law ⓘ
hasLegislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
hasLowerHouse House of Commons ⓘ
hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasUpperHouse House of Lords ⓘ
includes regulatory law ⓘ
statute law ⓘ
incorporatesTreaty European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
influenced legal systems of many Commonwealth countries ⓘ
influencedBy European Union law (historically and residually) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
recognizesSource Acts of Parliament ⓘ
case law ⓘ
constitutional conventions ⓘ
delegated legislation ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
statutory instruments ⓘ
usesDoctrine parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers (limited) ⓘ
stare decisis ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UK GI scheme → jurisdiction → United Kingdom law ⓘ
Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force → partOf → United Kingdom military law framework ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Southampton Water → governedBy → United Kingdom maritime law ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Measures of the Church of England → isPartOf → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
living tree doctrine → usedInJurisdiction → United Kingdom (as persuasive authority in constitutional contexts) ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
British Secretaries of State → usedIn → United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Robin Cooke → legalSystem → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Duchess of Leinster → modernJurisdiction → United Kingdom (for peerage law) ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Sir John Laws → areaOfInfluence → United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Frederick → areaOfInfluence → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
John Walker → activeInJurisdiction → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Patrick Hill → activeInJurisdiction → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Statute Law Database → isOfficialResourceOf → UK legislation ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Baron Steyn → areaOfInfluence → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Employers and Workmen Act 1875 → partOf → United Kingdom labour law framework ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Sir Brian Hutton → legalSystem → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 → legalSystem → Law of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Mark Oliver Saville → partOf → British legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Common Travel Area → legalBasisIn → United Kingdom domestic law ⓘ
subject linked to: CTA
linked to: United Kingdom law
Lay magistrates → existsIn → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
ASBO → legalSystem → British law ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Brenda Marjorie Hale → areaOfInfluence → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Lord Commissioner of Justiciary → legalSystem → United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law
Trade Boards Act 1918 → category → United Kingdom labour law ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom law