A Level Law- Nature of Law Revision Questions and Answers

Legal rules Laws created by institutions within the legal system and enforced by the legal system Civil Law Private disputes between individuals and/or businesses Law A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. norms of behavior values, customs and traditions which represent individuals' basic knowledge of what others do and think that they should do Morality principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour. Justice Respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs Law of Tort concerns the compensation for harm to people's rights to health and safety, a clean environment, property, their economic interests, or their reputations Law of contract signed agreement between two or more parties that agrees each side has to put something into the agreement Human Rights Law It places public authorities including the government, state schools, hospitals and social services under an obligation to treat everyone in the UK with fairness, equality, dignity, respect and autonomy Law of tort, Contract Law, Human Rights, Family law, Employment law, Company law Are all part of which law? Civil law Claimant the legal term for a person or organisation starting civil claim in the courts Prosecutor the legal term for the person or organisation bringing a criminal charge against a defendant Defendant an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. Criminal Law a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes. Powers of the court in civil cases are... An award of damages (compensation) other remedies are also possible