Law And Fault Flashcards
Oxford dictionary defines Fault as
“Something wrongly done” “mistake” and “culpability”
Fault-
Legal Moral Term used to describe a person’s culpability or blame worthiness
UK has a…
Fault based legal system
A persons liability is dependent of…
Fault
Criminal law-
People are guilty being to blame beyond reasonable doubt
Marker of blame which…
Imposes responsibility and therefore justifies imposition of penalties and identifies person who should be punished
Criminal law is based on…
Principle of fault
Defendant will only be liable if…
They are proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt that they are to blame
This is based on notion of individual responsibility-
Those who chose to behave in the way they do are responsible for consequences