Unlawful Or Illegal: What's The Difference?
3 May 2017, 16:23 | Updated: 25 September 2019, 07:47
What, if there are any, the differences between unlawful and illegal?
Question
What is the difference between unlawful and illegal?
Kevin, Manchester
Answer
Name: James O'Brien
Qualification: Constitutional Expert
Answer:
Illegal means that it is forbidden by a law that has been passed.
Unlawful means that it is not authorised by law because no such law has been passed.
