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What are the 2 sources of law?
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Statute Law and Common Law
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Judicial Precedent and Ratio Decidendi
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Select all which apply to Civil Law:
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Plaintiff brings a private claim against the defendant
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Is mostly based on Statute Law
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Judges decide fact and law, there is usually no jury
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The State usually pays the cost of bringing the matter to court
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Standard of proof is the balance of probabilities
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Which of these is an example of a remedy?
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Evidence
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Compensation
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Punishment
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Rehabilitation
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The two parties in a civil action are the Plaintiff and Defendant.
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- True
- False
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A tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, which causes personal injury, property damage or financial loss and for which the innocent party usually claims damages.
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- True
- False
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The purpose of civil law is for [blank_start]justice[blank_end] to be achieved by transferring the [blank_start]loss[blank_end] from the [blank_start]victim[blank_end] to the [blank_start]wrongdoer[blank_end].
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justice
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loss
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victim
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wrongdoer
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What is the Doctrine of Precedent?
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Where new law is made in the court system.
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The plaintiff only has to prove that it was more likely than not that the tort occurred.
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Contract and tort law.
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When courts make decisions they are obliged to follow the decisions (ratio decidendi) of the higher courts.
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Judicial precedent is where new law is made in the court system.
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- True
- False
Frage 9
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The rule of law states that each [blank_start]citizen[blank_end] should take [blank_start]responsibility[blank_end] for the [blank_start]consequences[blank_end] of his/her actions.
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citizen
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responsibility
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consequences
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Which of these contribute to the concept of negligence?
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Duty of Care
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Breach of Duty
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Having the mens rea to intentionally commit an offence
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Damages
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