Chapter 3 Multiple choice questions

. A statute may be interpreted by judges by using different rules. Which of the following is not a rule of interpretation?

Golden Rule.

Literal Rule.

Mischief Rule.

General Rule.

. Which of the following statements is a definition of the phase 'ratio decidendi'?

The verdict

The material facts.

A hypothetical situation.

The legal reason for reaching a decision.

. Which of the following statements is correct?

The Supreme Court is bound by its own previous cases.

The House of Lords is the highest court of appeal in England and Wales.

There are no appeals from decisions of the Court of Appeal.

A principle of law set down in a case may be overruled by statute.

. Which one of the following is not a source of European Union law?

Treaties.

Regulations.

Statutes.

Directives.

. What type of document is the European Convention on Human Rights?

A statute.

Delegated legislation.

An EU directive.

A treaty.

. Which of the following is not a European Union institution?

European Court of Human Rights.

European Parliament.

The European Commission.

The Court of Justice.

. Which of the following statements is false?

The Council of the European Union is the EU's main decision-making body.

The European Central bank is responsible for the Euro.

The European Parliament proposes and passes all the laws for the European Union.

The European Commission can take member states before the Court of Justice if a member state fails to comply with an EU treaty obligation.

. Where a dispute has arisen about the meaning of an EU treaty section what action should the final court of appeal of a member state take?

Allow an appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Allow an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

Request an interpretation of the law from the European Parliament.

Refer the question to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling.

. Which Article of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits torture, inhuman or degrading treatment?

Article 2.

Article 3.

Article 10.

Article 6.

. If the Supreme Court decides that an Act of Parliament is in conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights what does the Human Rights Act 1998 empower the court to do?

Quash the Act of Parliament.

Make a declaration of incompatibility.

Declare the Act of Parliament void.

Change the law.

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