VCE Legal Studies U1AOS3 KK#1

‘_____ law regulates disputes between individuals, groups and organisations and enables people to _____ their rights where harm has occurred.’

• Civil, invoke

• Criminal, challenge

• Civil, enforce

• Criminal, repair

Which one of these is not a purpose of civil law?

• Provide harsh punishment to the offender(s) who have wronged the plaintiff

• Provide a means to seek compensation

• Achieve social cohesion

• Protect the rights of individuals

‘When a person’s rights have been infringed, civil law provides a way to return the harmed person, as far as possible, to the position they were in before the harm occurred. This is achieved by awarding civil remedies. The most common civil remedy is an amount of money paid as compensation to the plaintiff for the loss they suffered.’

This compensation is also known as:

• negligence

• a penalty

• damages

• an injunction

Finish the sentence in this paragraph:

Jeffrey runs a popular YouTube channel and uses his platform to speak poorly about his friend James, who is also a star on YouTube. This has resulted in James losing lots of subscribers to his channel, as well as revenue from sponsorship deals. A friend of James has told him that he can sue Jeffrey for _____________.

• defamation

• nuisance

• negligence

• trespass

Which one of these is not a type of civil law?

• Family law

• Contract law

• Arson law

• Wills and inheritance law