NCTJ Media Law questions with answers 2024/2025

NCTJ Media Lawwhat kind of law is based on the custom of the realm and the decisions of judges through the centuries rather than on Acts of Parliament? - correct answer common law what kind of law is the system by which reports of previous cases and judges' interpretations of the common law are used as precedents where the legally material facts are similar? - correct answer case law what is another term for an an act of parliament / primary legislation, used by judges later on? - correct answer statues which piece of legislation put the european convention of human rights into UK law and greatly increased its influence on UK courts? - correct answer human rights act 1998 what kind of law deals with offences which harm the whole community and thus are considered to be offences against the sovereign? - correct answer criminal law in criminal courts, what are the ways that a defendant can plead? - correct answer guilty, not guilty in criminal courts, what are the two things that can happen to a defendant after they give their plea? - correct answer acquitted, convicted in criminal courts, if a defendant is convicted, they are ____ - correct answer sentenced what kind of law concerns disputes between individuals and organisations and includes the redress of torts (wrongs suffered)? - correct answer civil law what are three examples of torts (wrongs suffered)? - correct answer medical negligence, defamation, breach of copyright