2.1 Flashcards
Legal standarts
Rules of conduct that the government has laid down in statutory laws and regulations
Public law
Governs the relationship between private citizens and public authorities
Criminal law
Determines what behaviour is subject to punishment
Private/civil law
Regulates how private entities interact with each other
Legal entities
(Rechtspersonen) not just real, living, individual people, but also an association or a company
Justice
How private citizens understand the concepts of right and wrong
Rule of law
A legal system in which fundamental rights protect individuals from abuses of power and arbitrary violations
Law enforcement
The state must ensure that we obey the law
Monopoly on violence
The government has more power than we do, and also has the solo right to use force
Legal protection
Core task of the government: laws protect us from abuses of power by the government
Authoritarian state
No rule of law
A single person in power, or a small group of people, effectively decide what the rules are
Dictatorships
People that have power in an authoritarian state are able to eliminate political opponents without trial and to deny rights and freedom to the people
