Aos 1: unit 2

Question 1

Civil law aims to..

Answer 1

protect the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and organisations. Regulating disputes in society achieves a number of purposes.

Question 2

The purposes of civil law are:

Answer 2

-Guidelines for acceptable behaviour tort law
-Protection of individual rights - for example, the right not to have your reputation tarnished by published lies
-A mechanism to seek a remedy when civil law has been breached
- A remedy, such as monetary compensation where civil harm has been suffered.

Question 3

Types of civil law:

Answer 3

-negligence
- trespass
-defamation
-contract law
-wills and inheritance laws
-family law
-employment law
-anti-discrimination law

Question 4

Negligence

Question 5

Trespass

Question 6

Defamation

Question 7

Nuisance

Question 8

Contract law

Question 9

Wills and inheritance laws

Question 10

Family law

Question 11

Employment law

Question 12

Anti-discrimination laws