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Purpose of Civil Law Assignment

   

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK DESCRIPTION AND QUESTIONS ..................................................................................1Purpose of civil law ....................................................................................................................1Tort law .......................................................................................................................................1Elements for liability for Tort of negligence...............................................................................1Possible plaintiffs and defendants in the chosen case..................................................................2Defendants and the elements of negligence ................................................................................2Social implications and consequences.........................................................................................2CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3
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INTRODUCTIONNegligence is defined as the failure to accomplish ethical or relevant actions or careactions which was expected to be execute during specific circumstances. When one individual orthe organization causes wrong or harmful actions to others then civil actions can be taken againstthe party causing damage (Kysar, 2018). The inappropriate actions or the wrongdoing to othersare known as torts. The report will discuss the tort law and various elements of negligence tortsin relation to the workplace safety. TASK DESCRIPTION AND QUESTIONS Purpose of civil law Civil law is defied as the branch of the law which deals with the civil wrongs or the non-criminal laws. For this type of law the ethical and professional duties of individuals are the primeconcern. The key purpose of this law is to conduct civil proceedings for providing compensationto plaintiffs who suffered from an injury due to action of defendants. Civil law is different fromthe criminal law whose main purpose is deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution and to givepunishment to defaulters or criminals. Contrary to this civil laws results in awarding againstdamages and the necessities to desist from specific actions (Ferrara and et.al., 2016). Instead ofgiving punishments civil law aims at establishing standards for maintaining orders, resolvingdisputes and to protect the rights and liberties of individuals. Tort law Tort refers to the civil wrong which causes harm or injury to the other person. Theseforms foundation for the lawsuit to compensate against injuries or damages. There are threegeneral categories of torts such as intentional, negligence and strict liability torts. These torts canbe sued upon by the individuals or the organization against others to rectify any kind ofmisconduct. These actions and proceedings of torts are governed by the tort laws which consistof various types of personal injury claims. One of the key purpose of tort law is to providecompensation to sufferer for damage caused due to actions or violations of the defendants(Wright, 2017). The law also aims at discouraging the defendants from executing the violation orthe actions in the future. Elements for liability for Tort of negligenceThe three basic elements which marks the liability for the negligence are as follows: 1
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