Judges and Civil Liberties

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Terminology 1

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Judiciary
Magistrate
Common Law
Mandatory Sentences
Rule of Law
Administrative Law
Parliamentary Privilege
Due Process
Judicial Independence
Authoritarianism

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Proper conduct of legal proceedings. Particularly, respect for an individual's legal rights.
Law based on long-standing customs and traditions. Mainly used in UK and former colonies.
Rule from above. Government imposed on citizens regardless of their consent.
A judge who presides over the lowest level of criminal court with 'summary offences'.
Sentences laid down in legislation.
Body of law that governs the exercise of powers and duties by public authorities.
Law should rule. It applies to all behaviour and conduct. Covers private citizens and public officials.
Actions and decisions of judges should not be influenced or pressured by other branches of government.
Set of legal privileges intended to safeguard MPs and peers from outside interference. Right to absolute freedom of speech within Parliament.
Branch of government that is responsible for deciding legal disputes.