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Unit 2 Civil Law
Outcome 1: Issues in Civil Law
Chapter 5: Civil Law
Outcome
Key knowledge
Intro to civil law
Key Players in Civil Disputes
The need for civil law
Key principles of civil law
Distinction between civil and criminal law
Relationship between civil and criminal law
Law-making through the courts
Precedent
Precedent in Action
Binding precedent
Stare Decisis – Stand by what has been decided
Obiter dictum – said by the way
Persuasive precedent
Flexibility in precedent “Don’t Ride On Drugs”
Distinguishing
Reversing
Overruling
Disapproving
Statutory Interpretation
Torts – a civil wrong
Negligence
Torts
Negligence: Key principles
All four MUST be proved for it to be a
negligence case
Negligence: Defences
Defamation
Torts
Defamation: Key principles
All three MUST be proved for it to be
a defamation case
Defamation: Defences
Defamation: Defences
Defamation: Defences
Defamation: Defences
Defamation on the Internet
Other torts
End of U201
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