Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Law for Baccalaureate

Essential Phrasal Verbs

• Set off - Start a journey
• Hand over - Give something to someone officially
• Share out - Divide something between people
• Move out - Leave your home permanently for a new home
• Set up - Establish/start something
• Spring up - Appear or develop quickly
• Come up against - Be faced with or opposed by something
• Put up - Build or erect something

Crime and Legal Vocabulary

General Terms

• Curfew - Time when someone is not allowed to leave their home.
• Witnesses - People who saw something happen and can give evidence.
• Disorderly conduct - Violent or noisy behavior in public.

Court and Legal Proceedings

• Juries - Group of people who listen to court cases and decide on a punishment.
• Judge - A person in court who has the authority to decide a punishment.

Understanding Crime: Key Definitions and Legal Terms

Crimes and Criminals

• To murder is to kill someone unlawfully and with premeditation.
• To mug is to attack and rob someone in a public place.
• To rob is to steal money or property from a person or a bank.
• To kidnap is to take somebody somewhere by force, often in order to get money for returning them (ransom).
• To steal is to take something that belongs to somebody else.
• To burgle is to get into a building and steal things.

People Involved in Crime

• A witness sees a crime.
• A culprit commits a crime.
• A victim suffers a crime.
• A suspect may be guilty of a crime.

Related Vocabulary

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• Groups of young people who spend time together and who are often involved in crime or drugs: gangs
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Accuse to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind
Acquit to find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial
Allege To say, declare, or charge that something is true even though it isn't proved yet.
Appeal take a court case to a higher court for review
Arrest If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime which they might have committed
Award to give money following an official decision by a court or by arbitration
Charge to formally accuse of a criminal offense
Claim If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it.
File to officially give a paper to a court clerk.That paper becomes part of the record of a case.
Overrule to decide that a precedent should no

What is Arbitration?

Arbitration is a legal process used to resolve disputes between parties outside of the traditional court system. It is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in which the parties involved in a dispute agree to have a neutral third party, known as an arbitrator or arbitral tribunal, make a binding decision to settle their dispute. Arbitration is often chosen as an alternative to litigation for various reasons, including its potential for faster resolution, greater privacy, and lower costs compared to going to court.

Key Elements of Arbitration:

1. Voluntary Agreement: Arbitration is typically based on the voluntary agreement of the parties involved. They may choose to arbitrate a dispute either before or after a dispute

Question 1:

What Legal Requirements Does a Construction Business Need to Comply With?

Provide eight examples of items that a Construction Business needs to register for or apply for to ensure legal compliance for its owner/operator. Explain the relevance of each item.

1. Building License: Ensures that the business and its owner/operator are qualified to perform construction work.
2. Industry Association Membership (e.g., HIA, Master Builders): Demonstrates a commitment to industry standards and provides access to resources and support.
3. Home Building Compensation Fund (or equivalent): Provides a safety net to homeowners in case the builder goes bankrupt or is unable to complete the work.
4. Workers Compensation Insurance: Provides coverage for medical expenses

Criminology: The Scientific Study of Crime

Definition of Crime

Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes, control, consequences, and prevention of criminal behaviour, both on the individual and social levels. It is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the research of sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, psychiatrists, social anthropologists, and scholars of law.

Elements of a Crime

A crime has two fundamental elements:

• Actus reus: The physical element of the crime
• Mens rea: The mental element of the crime

Miranda Warning

The Miranda Warning is a communication that police officers in the United States must give to every person who has been arrested. It informs the person of their rights, including the...

United Nations

The United Nations, a peace project succeeding the League of Nations, was founded in 1945. Fifty-one original members signed the UN Charter in 1945 or participated in the 1942 San Francisco conference where the Charter was drafted.

Security Council

The UN Security Council has five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Other admitted members must agree to the following terms:

• Be a state
• Be peace-loving
• Accept the obligations
• Be able to fulfill the obligations
• Be willing to fulfill the obligations

The Security Council's main task is to maintain international peace and security. It has 15 total members, including 10 non-permanent members.

Organs

The UN has six main organs, one of which is now non-functional....

Understanding Political Power and State Authority

Authority

Authority is the delegated responsibility given to individuals holding office, often for the purpose of training and enabling others to exercise their own responsibilities. From the standpoint of the State, authority is the power exercised by a person authorized by an institution to perform generally recognized functions.

General Government

General Government consists of the general policy or practice driving state power. Strictly speaking, it usually refers to the body (which may include a chairman and a variable number of ministers) to which the Constitution grants the executive function of the State, allowing it to exercise political power over a society.

Political Power

Political Power...

Michael Doherty, in his work on judicial discretion, highlights three key frameworks for evaluating the admissibility of evidence: reliability, bad faith, and the protective principle. These frameworks provide a lens through which courts can assess the legality and fairness of police conduct in obtaining evidence.

Reliability Principle

The reliability principle centers on the methods used by law enforcement to obtain evidence. Doherty argues that if the method employed could potentially compromise the reliability of the evidence, then that evidence should be excluded. This principle aligns with the views of Ormerod & Birch, who suggest that courts are more inclined to exclude evidence when its reliability is called into question.

A prime example...

Pretrial Detention

Pretrial detention is recognized as a necessary evil in all legal systems. It represents the most serious interference that state power may exercise in the sphere of an individual's freedom without a criminal conviction. A strong justification is needed to warrant it. It consists of the total deprivation of the accused's fundamental right to freedom of movement through their confinement in a prison facility for the conduct of criminal proceedings. It is implemented when it is the only way to ensure the normal course of criminal procedure. The only constitutionally legitimate purposes that detention may serve are to prevent the flight of the accused, which might hamper the investigation, and to prevent the concealment or destruction...