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Which principle requires that individuals be given notice and an opportunity to be heard before adverse government action?
Answer: Due process
Due process, guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, requires fair procedures before the government deprives someone of life, liberty, or property.
In contract law, what is 'consideration'?
Answer: Something of value exchanged by each party
Consideration is the mutual exchange of something of value (money, services, a promise) that makes a contract legally binding.
What does the term 'habeas corpus' literally mean?
Answer: You shall have the body
Habeas corpus (Latin: 'you shall have the body') is a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge to determine if detention is lawful.
Under the Human Rights Act 1998, which document's rights are incorporated into UK law?
Answer: The European Convention on Human Rights
The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates rights from the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic UK law, allowing individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
Which Latin maxim means 'the thing speaks for itself' and is used in negligence cases?
Answer: Res ipsa loquitur
Res ipsa loquitur allows a claimant to infer negligence from the nature of an accident without proving specific acts, as the circumstances speak for themselves.
What is the primary distinction between civil law and criminal law?
Answer: Civil law resolves disputes between private parties; criminal law punishes offences against the state
Civil law governs disputes between private individuals or entities and seeks remedies like damages, while criminal law involves the state prosecuting individuals for offences against society.
In international law, what is 'jus cogens'?
Answer: Peremptory norms from which no derogation is permitted
Jus cogens (Latin: 'compelling law') refers to fundamental, non-derogable principles of international law, such as the prohibitions on genocide and slavery, that override all other treaties.