Understanding the Purpose of Law

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Which legal tradition is the civil law system based on?

  • Napoleonic law tradition
  • English law tradition
  • Roman law tradition (correct)
  • Greek law tradition

What is the primary source of legal authority in civil law systems?

  • Customary laws and traditions
  • Precedents and legal principles
  • Codified statutes or legislation (correct)
  • Case law and judicial reasoning

In common law systems, what is the principle that higher courts decisions bind lower courts in similar cases called?

  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Habeas corpus
  • Actus reus
  • Stare decisis (correct)

What type of reasoning do civil law judges primarily use to decide cases?

<p>Deductive reasoning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus as a source of law in common law systems?

<p>Case law and judicial reasoning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of legal rules in a civil law system?

<p>They rely on codified statutes as the main source of legal authority (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a common law system, what is the primary source of law?

<p>Case law and judicial reasoning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for the principle that higher courts decisions bind lower courts in similar cases in common law systems?

<p>Legal precedents set by higher courts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning do civil law judges primarily use to decide cases?

<p>Deductive reasoning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic distinguishes civil law systems from common law systems?

<p>Reliance on comprehensive codes as the primary source of legal authority (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of GDPR?

<p>To give back control of personal data to all citizens in the EU (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data merely reduces liability but still allows for some form of re-identification?

<p>Pseudonymous data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered 'personal data' for the purposes of GDPR?

<p>Any data or information that have had their identifiers removed or replaced (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following constitutes special categories of data that require extra protection under GDPR?

<p>Biometric data for the purposes of uniquely identifying a natural person (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does not constitute 'processing' under GDPR?

<p>Processing carried out by individuals purely for personal/household activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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