LWConfused with system and types of law

@heezay

Hello !

The first thing you should note is that there are 3 types of systems.

Civil law - between individuals
Criminal law - to regulate behaviour in society by the threat of punishment
Sharia law - the Islamic law

Common law - is Case Law or Substantive Law or Procedural Rules that have been created by the judiciary through the decisions in the cases they have heard. It is also referred to as common law.

HTH

Thanks Shunmas Beeablo

I am yet still confused matching it up with the books as the 3 systems you define is different to what is defined in the BPP text books, they define 3 systems as being Common, Civil and Sharia. Types of of law being Criminal and Civil Law. From what you explain above seem to show 4 different system?? Civil, Criminal, Sharia and Common.

I am understanding the definition but not understanding how 3 different "systems" and the "types of law" connect up with each other

@heezay

I will ask you a few questions:

In case of a murder, do judges follow what happened in some previous murder and what was the punishment ? No, it may be different, e.g. 12 years, 20 years, etc. (depends on the circumstances of each case)

But some criminal cases such as fraud by directors, insider dealings, etc. have pre-defined punishments.

In such circumstances, it is part of the common law (including criminal law).

If Mr. A is drinking a soft drink and finds that there is a decomposed snail in the drink, the case would be dealt under the authority of Stevenson v Donoghue, which is also a case law.

And the principle that Mr. A can now sue the manufacturer comes under the shadow of common law [Individual v Individual (hence civil law)]

I would suggest you not to juggle with different sources, such as wikipedia and other government websites.

If you are not clear (still), please mention @mikelittle.

HTH