Enforceable Legal Rules

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Enforceable legal rules- law is made up of enforceable rules made by the state. They are administers by the state organisation, the crown prosecution service.

Procedural laws-prescribe the framework in which other laws are made and enforced. EG: The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 provided a procedural law to be followed by the police in order to make a lawful arrest.

Substantive laws-Create and define legal rights and obligations. Criminal offences are substantive laws but so are other laws such as employment rights or the law relating to divorce.

Public laws-govern the relationship between the state and its citizens. Public laws include criminal laws and most procedural laws as they define the powers of Parliament, government and other key institutions of the state such as the police and courts.

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Private laws-create rights enforceable between individuals, they are mainly substantive in nature. The law of tresspassers allows you to restrict access to you property.