BU231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: False Arrest, Vicarious Liability, False Imprisonment
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An adopted set of mandatory standards that society accepts as predictable and organized behaviour necessary for a just society. Sources: legislation (gov. statutes and rules) & court cases. Legal tools available to force compliance with the law: civil liability*- individuals force compliance. Withdraw participation (health inspection or tickets: criminal liability- government enforcement. Not dependent on the victim or on harm. By attaching a penalty or consequence to a behaviour, people are more likely to comply by the law. Private law/civil law is between individuals: tort law from some latin word. Defendant depends on recognizable reason to sue. Whenever you cause harm, is that considerable as causation to sue. Intent or negligence criteria for deciding whether someone should pay. Clicker q: purpose of tort law is to compensate victims for losses. Tort a loss resulting from someone else"s wrongful act or failure to act . A category of civil law (private law) that covers many different causes of action.
