10 Questions
What is the primary purpose of criminal law according to the text?
To provide a structure for dealing with disputes and deter those who disturb the order
Which type of law is responsible for the creation of common law?
The judiciary
Which type of law was developed two or three hundred years after common law to introduce fairness into the legal system?
Equity
Which type of law is Parliament responsible for?
Statute law
Which type of law does the text state that most of the law you will be studying is?
Private law
What is the primary purpose of equity law according to the text?
To resolve disputes where damages are not a suitable remedy and to introduce fairness into the legal system
What is the primary distinction between common law and equity?
Common law is a system of rigid rules, while equity was developed to introduce fairness
What is the primary purpose of informal mechanisms of social control according to the text?
To provide ethical and moral guidance as 'norms' or behavioral expectations that society has developed over time through its culture
Which type of law does the text state is responsible for the creation of statute law?
Parliament
What is the primary distinction between criminal law and civil law?
The text does not provide enough information to distinguish between criminal law and civil law
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