Nature Of Law

Question 1

What’s are the aims of law ?

Answer 1

-to protect individuals from evil and criminal elements in society
-to bring offenders to trail and punish them
-provide a system where private citizens may settle disputes
-to ensure and orderly and peaceful society
-cares fro the needs of the citizens
-a structure in which desired business objectives can be developed and practised

Question 2

Law is classified as :

Answer 2

-Public Law and Private Law
-Criminal Law and Civil Law
-Common Law and Statute Law
-Common Law and Equity

Question 3

Public Law

Answer 3

Concerned with the legal relations between the individual and the state

Question 4

Criminal Law

Answer 4

Obvious example of public law. The commission of a crime not only affects the victim but also the community

Question 5

Constitutional law

Answer 5

Mechanics of govt. , laws regulating parliament, civil services and courts.

Question 6

Administrative law

Answer 6

Law relating to welfare benefits systems; agents that administer them.

Question 7

Private law

Answer 7

Concerned of the legal relationship that individuals have with each other

Question 8

Contract

Answer 8

Body of law developed from the Middle Ages concerns millions of agreements made between individuals and companies which are intended to be legally binding

Question 9

Tort law

Answer 9

Several wrongs as opposed to criminal wrongs, i.e. they are actionable by the individual, rather than the state, for example, trespass to land .

Question 10

Land law

Answer 10

Lays down the rights, duties, obligations and responsibilities in connecting with buying, selling an owning of land.

Question 11

Succession

Answer 11

Deals with the destiny of land, another property on death of a person. sets out various acts and cases where deceased, not make a will.

Question 12

Family

Answer 12

Relatively new area of law concerns itself with matters, such as the requirement of a valid marriage, divorce, nullity and separation.

Question 13

CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
Statutory law

Answer 13

Statute or act of parliament. Are specific pieces of law introduced into the body of law by parliament, typically less than 100 a passed per year.

Question 14

CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
Common law

Answer 14

Law established from judicial decisions and established within a community.

Question 15

CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
Equity

Answer 15

Fairness

Question 16

CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
Criminal law

Answer 16

A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders

Question 17

CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
Civil law

Answer 17

Concerned with the private affairs of citizens, e.g. marriage, and property ownership rather than with crime.

Question 18

Claimant

Answer 18

Person making a claim in a lawsuit for state benefit

Question 19

Plaintiff

Answer 19

Brings a case against another in court

Question 20

Respondent

Answer 20

Against whose a petition is filed, appeal or divorce case

Question 21

Acquittal

Answer 21

Not guilty, case dismissed

Question 22

Appellant

Answer 22

Reversal of decision