Introduction to Law

What is law?

• law is the Parliament

• law is a general rule of conduct

• law is a body of rules not enforceable by the State

• Law is not binding to the community

What are the purpose of law?

• to control your life

• to protect basic life, promote fairness and solve conflict

• to keep people from the truth

• to subjugate

There are 2 ideas under lie the concept of law

• compulsion and enforcement

• compulsion and human conduct

• order and justice

• order and compulsion

Select 2 types of legal system in the world

• Common law

• Civil law

• shariah law

• Bahai law

Law is classify into 3 types

• Public law

• Private law

• International law

• contract law

Civil law concerns with the disputes between private individuals or negligent conducts which cause harm to others.

• False

• True

• Not sure

Constitutional law deals with the important rights of the government, and its relationship with the people

• False

• True

Contracts are entered into by the parties to give legal effect to their promise

• False

• True

Criminal law prevents people from violating laws and punishes those who do violate the law

• False

• True

A crime is...

• Fun

• An act that harms society and is punishable by the state

• Doing something that affects someone's mental state

• An act of defiance against others