What do you need to know?

Law and rules: the difference between enforceable legal rules and principles and other rules and norms of behaviour  

The connections between law, morality and justice 

The differences between civil and criminal law  

An overview of the development of English Law: custom, common law, equity, statute law  

An overview of common law and civil law legal systems 

The rule of law: definition and importance 

2023 Question

‘The rule of law is seen as an essential principle within our legal system.’

Discuss the extent to which you agree that the rule of law is central to our legal system.