Chapter 1 Test Answers Flashcards
What is the difference between sanctions and remedies?
Sanctions aim to punish and provide penalties to criminal offenders, in the form of fines or imprisonment, whereas remedies aim to restore the victim to their original position
What is common law created by?
The ratio decidendi of judges decisions
What is a similarity between common and statute law?
They both have defined jurisdictions
How is the precedent created in the Donoghue vs Stephenson case applied in the future?
It is applied persuasively in the Grant vs AKM case, because they are in separate court hierarchies
What is negligence?
A failure to take proper care of something, which demonstrates a civil action or dispute
What is the standard of proof that a civil case must reach?
The balance of probabilities
What is the doctrine of precedent based upon?
The principles of stare decisis
