Year 10 Legal - Civil and Criminal Law

'Settling a dispute between two individuals/businesses/government' relates to what area of law?

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Uncivil Law

• Offensive Law

A situation where a person has broken the law relates to what area of law?

• Offensive Law

• Negligent Law

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

R v Uhlmann is what type of case?

• Civil

• Criminal

Huang v Holliday is what type of case?

• Civil

• Criminal

Who has the ONUS (burden) of proof in Criminal Law?

Note: The Onus of Proof is the responsibility of providing the proof to prove that the accused is guilty.

• The King

• The accused

• The victim

• The Prosecution (Government)

What is the STANDARD of proof in Criminal Law?

• Balance of Probabilities

• Innocent until proven guilty

• Beyond Reasonable Doubt

• Guilty until proven innocent

What is meant by 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt'?

• The jury have no reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty therefore must return a guilty verdict.

• The jury are required to keep working beyond the trial.

• The jury doubt that the accused is beyond being a good person.

If the jury has 'doubt' that the accused committed the crime, what verdict must they return at the end of the trial?

• Guilty

• Not Guilty

• Hung Jury

What is the STANDARD of proof in Civil Law?

• Balancing the Outcomes

• Beyond Reasonable Doubt

• Balance of Probabilities

True or False. A jury of 12 is used in Criminal Trials.

• True

• False