“Comparison and critical appraisal of the English court system”

“What is Law?” This is the most popular question to people from all walks of life. According to the meaning in dictionary, Law means, “the system of rules which a particular country or community recognises as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties”.1 In English legal system, there is a separation of power which dividing the whole legal system into three roles. They are the Legislature (the Parliament), the Judiciary (the English courts) and the Executive (the government). Focusing on the judicial part of English legal system, the English courts have the duty of applying and interpreting different sources of law, which are statute law and case law. The English courts system has it own hierarchical structure, as well as significant separation of criminal courts and civil courts. In this essay, we will outline, compare and appraise the English court system with our experience of court visit.

Speaking of court visit, we have visited the Newcastle Crown Court for criminal cases without jury and the Sunderland County Court for civil case. The two courts have distinct aims and legal procedures. Certainly, the

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