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The document provides an introduction to law for a student named Ang Shu Xian. It discusses how law is enforced through establishments like courts, police, and prisons to attain justice. It also discusses the relationship between law and morality, noting that while law provides rules of conduct, society also requires moral standards from individuals. The document poses example legal scenarios and identifies the relevant area of law, such as torts, contracts, criminal law, and international law.
The document provides an introduction to law for a student named Ang Shu Xian. It discusses how law is enforced through establishments like courts, police, and prisons to attain justice. It also discusses the relationship between law and morality, noting that while law provides rules of conduct, society also requires moral standards from individuals. The document poses example legal scenarios and identifies the relevant area of law, such as torts, contracts, criminal law, and international law.
The document provides an introduction to law for a student named Ang Shu Xian. It discusses how law is enforced through establishments like courts, police, and prisons to attain justice. It also discusses the relationship between law and morality, noting that while law provides rules of conduct, society also requires moral standards from individuals. The document poses example legal scenarios and identifies the relevant area of law, such as torts, contracts, criminal law, and international law.
1. Law is referred to as a body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced through a set of establishment put in place which include the courts, the police and the prison system. Comment.
The law is enforced through a set of establishment put in place
which include the courts, the police and the prison system because the aim of the law is to attain justice in society. Therefore, the aim of a given law is to encourage the doing of what is right or just in a particular set of circumstances. Implement law into courts is to make sure the judge to do a right decision to attain justice. Implement law into police is to make sure the police follow the correct procedure in duties. 2. Although law is important as a source of rules of conduct, society would be still be unable to function effectively unless its individuals possess some form of moral standards and beliefs- which may be term as ethical considerations. Critique the above statement in the light of the relationship between law and morality. At first, there seems to be no distinction between law and morality as both are normative. When discussing the relationship between morality an law, it is important to define the term morality and law itself. Morality is a personal or social set as standards for good or bad behaviour or character or the quality of being right, honest or acceptable. While law in other hand , defined as a body of rules which are enforced by the state. Some actions are illegal because the whole society disapproves the actions based on moral or religious grounds even thought they harm no ones life or property. For example, in Malaysia the same sex marriage is against our law while some of the country is legitimate such as New York. a) A doctor negligently left a scissor in a patient stomach after an operation
Private law torts (negligence)
b) Tresspassing a land belonging to a private person
Private law torts (trespass)
c) Recently, there are many exhanged student at Univeristy Malaya to promote culture diversity from all over the world
International law public international
law d) A JPA scholarship to study Economics at University Malaya was awarded to Elizabeth for 4 years,however she was not happy with the university and decides to quit her study.
Private law - contracts
e) A group of teenagers had set a fire to a house which resulted occupants died and the house was badly damaged.
Public law criminal law
f) Malaysia has a trade agreement with China for more than 50 years.
Internatinal law private international
law g) Husband is a Malaysian citizen, while wife is Singaporena, they get married in Kuala Lumpur and later they were not happy with their marriage and decides to divorce.