Dental Law Flashcards
what can the legal system be described as
a coercive order of public rules
describe what laws are
these are public rules addressed to rational persons for the purpose of regulating their conduct and providing the framework for social cooperation.
when rules are just they establish a basis of legimitate expectations
what are the two types of law
statute and common law
what is statute law based on
acts of parliament
what is common law based on
agreed legal bases from court cases
what are the two branches of law
public and private
what is public law
criminal law where there is prosecution, conviction, punishment or exoneration
who brings action for public law
the state
in which type of law is one guilty or not guilty
public, criminal law
who is the decider for public law
justice of the peace
sheriff
jury
what are the end results of a public law case if won
prison
fine
probation
community service
admonish
exoneration
what are the end results of private law
damages or injunction
who brings the action in private law
others
who decides the outcome in private law
the sheriff
what are the c words for ethics
confidentiality
capacity
consent
candour
conscience
what is a legal system
a coercive order of public rules addressed to rational persons for the purpose of regulating their conduct and providing the framework for social cooperation.
what are laws
rules that establish a basis for legitimate expectations
what do the laws constitute
the grounds upon which a person can rely on one another and rightly object when their expectations are not fulfilled
what are some relevant legislations for dental professions
- age of legal capacity scotland act 1991
- children act scotland 1995
- adults with incapacity scotland act 2000
- mental health care and treatement scotland act 2003
- equality act 2010
- data protection act 2018
what is the function of criminal cases
prosecute
convict
punish
admonish
exonerate
function of civil cases
determine fault and liability
parties involved in criminal cases
state
prosecutor
defendant
PF or crown prosecution
who brings the action in criminal cases
the state