LAW Flashcards
What are the two types of the legal system? What are the two sources.
Common law
Common law past decisions by judge
Statutory law created by legislature
Civil law
Applies laws from an accepted set of codified prinicples or compiled statues.
Judges only bound by civil code, not previous decisions.
What are the diferent processes (fact finding) in common law and civil law.
Common law uses adversarial process means, attorney’s gather and present evidence to the court.
Civil law uses inquisitorial process. Judge runs the show, acts for discovery and asks witnesses questions.
Jursitiction vs venue
Juristictions is power over the case
Venue is location over case
International issues. Two defiend for example: live in US, buy property in Mexico and owner lives in Canada.
Choice of law: courts choose which jurisdictions law to apply to each issue.
Enforcement of judgement: contries and judges can decide whether or not to enforce a foreign judgement. Depends in internal laws ans treaties between contries.
What is Parallel proceedings
Simultaneously criminal and civil actions against the same defendant
What penalties can be assessed in admistrative proceedings.
Conducted by government agencies
Monetary fines
License suspension
DEBARMENT: does not allow individuals or buisness to participate in government programs.
You cannot do business anymore with the government.
What does someone need to sue for defamation?
Untrue statement of fact
Communicated, PUBLISHED to a third person or party…
Statement damaged the subjects reputation.
Unprivileged occasion- means there is no buisness reason to be discussing such matters.
What are the two ways of invasion privacy
Intrusion into an individuals private matters.
Public disclosure of private facts.
Public disclosure of private facts. Vs defamation
Makes public statements about another partys private life that are not of public concern statements are TURE.
Defamation are statements UNTRUE
Before collecting or processing personal data organizations must give notice of ? GDPR
Consent of collection of data
Right to erasure IF REQUESTED. Not automatic…
Data breaches might trigger notify subject WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY.
Data transfer laws. Ways management can legitimize cross boarder transfer of personal information.
Obtain consent.
Establish a contract between the entities exchanging the information.
What is the ICCPR
International covenant on civil and Political Rights
What does Respondent superioir mean?
A buisness is liable for acts of its employees that occur within the scope of emploment with some intent to benefit the corporation.
What does vicarious liability mean?
Is very broad and applies even if managment had no knowledge.
What is a corporate deferred prosecution agreement?
Prosecutors agree not to prosecute the organization if certain condtitions are met.
Used to help companies avoid trial and conviction, but there is still punishment.
What is the burden of proof for civil law? International
Conviction intime or inner conviction of the judge.
Discovery for inquisitorial phase. How many phases? What are the phases?
Investigative phase: prosecure, judge or both collect evidence.
Examination phase: judge completes a written record of the evidence, may also collect testimony.
Trial phase: exhibition if the examining record before the parties, jury, or panel, parties argue their case.
What is it called in civil court for an appeal?
Can perform DE NOVO (a new) review of BOTH law and fact by evaluating the evidentiary record. (Dossier)
Direct evidence vs circumstantial.
Direct: tends to prove or disprove a fact in issue directly.
Circumstantial: tends to prove or disprove a fact in issue indirectly by inference.
Direct: i saw dude rob bank.
Circumstantial: saw dude running with money… didnt see actual robbery.
What is the definition of fraud.
FRAUD includes any INTENTIONAL or deliberate act to deprive another of property or money by guile, deception or other unfair means.