Introduction Flashcards
1
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Rules
A
General norm mandating or guiding a conduct.
2
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What do rules do?
A
Determine the way we behave.
3
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Morals
A
Unwritten rules which appear within communities and come from local customs or practises.
4
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Norms
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Values, customs and traditions which represent individual’s basic knowledge of what others do and think they should do.
5
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What does civil law aim to do?
A
Resolve disputes and protect individual’s rights
6
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What does criminal law aim to do?
A
Maintain social order and seek justice for offences against the state.
7
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Customs
A
Set of laws based on traditions, customs or norms of a local community.
8
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Common law
A
English law that is derived from judicial precedent rather than statues.
9
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Statue law
A
Law which is made by the Uk parliament.
