BRITISH VS. SOUTH AFRICAN LEGAL SYSTEM

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British vs. South African Legal System



British vs. South African Legal System

Introduction

Before starting of with the discussion one must know some basic concept about the legal systems. Here we often confuse ourselves with what is right and what is wrong. As a starting point, it can rightly be regarded as a set of rules that govern the behavior of subjects in a politically organized society or regulates to dictate what is acceptable behavior (Robert, 2008, 281). In this paper I am going to evaluate legal system of British and South Africa along with separation of powers (U.S and Canada), Codification, and International Law.

South African & British Legal System

Similarities & Differences

The law or legal system of a country cannot be studied as a disordered group of rules. Therefore the law can be studied in different sections. There are "sections of the laws" are referred as "divisions", "fields", "branches", "areas" or "fields" of the law. The British began the tradition of creating different divisions in the right part. Today this tradition is still followed by modern legal systems from around the world. South African laws are in different divisions. Many of these divisions are even divided further (Charles, 2008, 484). There is no international government or governing body may stipulate that legal rules for all states in the world and it cannot enforce it. Yet there are such rules that exist and are created by international conventions or international treaties between two or more states. The states who signed these treaties are the volunteers. They agree to pay by way of treaties certain relationships or relationships between them.

The distinction between the different sections of the law is often somewhat artificial: The classification of the law in different departments can easily create the impression that the different departments are not inline or have nothing to do with each other. This impression is unrealistic and wrong as the legal system is bound to be creating connection between the departments to ensure the check and balance and both of the legal systems enjoys this factor. The manner, in which the principles of the various disciplines interact with each other, is something only encountered in the practice of law (Brian, 2003, 203).

The rules of British law covers a wide range of topics, such as diplomatic relations, global peace, issues related to UN, international principles relating to human rights and the law relating ...