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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