Spea v184 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Criminal Law - Focuses on the laws that govern the citizens and are enforced by the state. Civil Law - Focuses on interactions between citizens (and corporations) Criminal Law characteristics - 1) The state brings the case, not the victim. 2) The defendant is the accused person. 3) The burden of proof has to be beyond a reasonable doubt. Civil Law characteristics -1) The plaintiff brings the case 2) The defendant is the party responding to the filing. 3) The burden of proof is by a preponde...

Magna Carta (1215) - Established idea of limited gov't, required king to consult nobles, this idea morphed into parliament Petition of Right (1628) - Gave commoners rights such as... 1. No taxes without parliament consent 2. No subject may be imprisoned without cause 3. No soldiers quartered upon citizenry 4. Martial law is not used in time of peace English Bill of Rights (1689) - Freedom of speech in parliament and free elections to parliament English Common Law - Law that is derived f...