Law

Law can be defined as a set of rules, regulations and practices used to create an account of how social life should be ordered, based on how myriad cases of conflict have already been resolved. Its precise definition is the subject of debate. It has been variously described as a science and the art of justice. The UK has four legal systems: English law, Scots law, Northern Ireland law and Welsh law. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land for all criminal and civil cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and for all civil cases in Scots law.