M2: Structure and Elements of Legal Norms

What distinguishes a legal norm from a social norm?

• Flexibility and informality

• Enforcement through state mechanisms

• Lack of sanctions

• Being derived from societal customs

Which element of a legal norm specifies the conditions under which it applies?

• Hypothesis

• Disposition

• Sanction

• Regulation

What is a sanctioned norm?

• The rule specifying consequences for violations

• The primary rule of conduct to be followed

• A rule applying only to a specific individual

• A hypothetical norm with no enforcement

Which of the following is an example of an imperative norm?

• A rule requiring all contracts to be in writing

• A guideline suggesting a standard of good practice

• A rule allowing parties to modify its terms

• A suggestion on how laws should be interpreted

What is a legal fiction?

• A situation where the law contradicts itself

• A false assumption used for consistency in law

• An unenforceable legal regulation

• A rule entirely based on social customs

Legal norms and legal regulations are identical in function.

• True

• False

A dispositive norm allows parties to modify its application through agreement.

• True

• False

General norms are always more specific than individual norms.

• True

• False

• Neither

• Depending on circumstances

Sanctioning norms describe the primary rules of conduct.

• True

• False

Abstract norms apply to general situations without reference to specific events.

• True

• False