Law of the United Kingdom
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Strictly speaking, it is inaccurate to refer to the law of the United Kingdom as a singular legal system. In fact the United Kingdom contains several independent legal systems which use common law principles, civil law principles, or both. England and Wales as well as Northern Ireland use the common law system, while Scotland uses a hybrid system which combines elements from the common law and the civil law system. The ecclesiastical and the admiralty courts use civil law.
[edit] National law
- English and Welsh law
- Scots law (Scotland)
- Northern Ireland law
[edit] See also
- Legal systems of the world
- Courts of the United Kingdom
- Constitution of the United Kingdom
- British Nationality Law
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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