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University of Wisconsin Law School Law In Action
In medieval England, the Norman conquest the Law varied shire-to-shire, based on disparate tribal customs. The concept of a “common law” developed during the reign of Henry II during the late 12th century, when Henry appointed judges that had authority to create an institutionalised and unified system of law “common” to the country. The next major step in the evolution of the common law came when King John was forced by his barons to sign a document limiting his authority to pass laws.
- Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice.
- Second, the accused must have the requisite malicious intent to do a criminal act, or mens rea .
- Conflict of laws, or private international law in civil law countries, concerns which jurisdiction a legal dispute between private parties should be heard in and which jurisdiction’s law should