Northern Irish legal system

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Northern Ireland law concerns the legal system in Northern Ireland.

Contents 1 Background 2 See also 2.1 Legislatures 2.2 Legal system 2.3 Policing 2.4 Laws 2.5 Other 3 External links

[edit] Background

For the purposes of Public International Law the United Kingdom is divided into three states each with a separate legal system and jurisdiction:

• English law, in England and Wales
• Scots law, in Scotland
• Northern Ireland law

[edit] See also

[edit] Legislatures

• Northern Ireland Assembly
• Parliament of Northern Ireland
• House of Commons of Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

[edit] Legal system

• Courts of Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Court Service
• Advocate General for Northern Ireland
• Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
• Law Society of Northern Ireland

[edit] Policing

• Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
• Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Royal Ulster Constabulary
• Royal Irish Constabulary

[edit] Laws

• List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Parliament
• List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• List of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
• List of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland
• Prevention of Terrorism Act (Northern Ireland)

[edit] Other

• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• The Troubles
• Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland

[edit] External links

• The judicial system in Northern Ireland, by Directgov
• PDF - Northern Ireland law - Law Library Guide, Queen's University, Belfast
• British and Irish Legal Information Institute
• legal-island.com
• Law Centre (NI)