Law Flashcards
What is a contract? (1)
Where the parties have made an agreement and each side has something to put into the agreement.
How can someone break a contract? (1)
If one party of the contract has not kept their side of the bargain, then the other party can bring a claim against them.
What is an injunction? (1)
An order to the defendant to do or stop doing something.
What are damages? (1)
A sum of money to compensate the person.
What happens if there is a breach of a tort? (2)
-if there is a breach then the person affected can make a claim under the law of tort.
-if successful the court can award damages.
When does a tort occur? (1)
Even though there is no contract between them, one person owes a legal responsibility of some kind to another person and there has been a breach of that responsibility.
What is an example of the tort of defamation? (1)
A man complains that a newspaper has written an untrue article about him, which has affected his reputation.
What is an example of the tort of nuisance? (1)
A family complains that their health is being affected by the noise and dust a factory which has been built near their house.
What is an example of the tort of negligence? (1)
A child passenger in a car is injured in a collision.
What are the different types of civil law? (6)
-law of tort
-contract law
-human rights
-family law
-employment law
-company law
What is civil law? (1)
Is private disputes between individuals and/or businesses.
What is criminal law? (1)
A person who commits a crime is said to have offended against the state, and so the state has the right to prosecute them.
Why are rules generally obeyed? (3)
-because they carry with them a sense of moral obligation.
-because the rule is reasonable and relevant.
-because a penalty may be imposed if the rule is broken.
Define ‘rule’ (1)
A general norm, mandating or guiding conduct or a way in which we behave.
What does ‘norms of behaviour’ mean? (1)
The behaviour that the particular society has over a long time period accepted as the ‘correct’ or ‘normal’ behaviour.
