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.

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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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linked to: United Kingdom law
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linked to: United Kingdom law
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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