Criminal law, civil law Natálie Dočekalová The outline of my presentation 1.Important vocabulary 2.Criminal law 3.Civil law 4.Examples 5.Questions to sum up 6.My sources 7. l Main vocabulary lomission = opomenutí lto be liable = být odpovědný (what‘s the noun?) lspecific performance = konkrétní plnění lpetty crime = méně závažný trestný čin ltraffic infringements = dopravní přestupky ltrust = správa cizího majetku lprobate = ověření poslední vůle l What is criminal law? lIt regulates the legal relationships between the state and individual people and bodies lIt is concerned with acts or omissions which are contrary to public order and society lThese acts and omissions make the guilty person liable to punishment in the form of a fine or imprisonment l What is civil law? lIt regulates the relationships between individuals or bodies lIt also defines the rights and duties of persons to one another lIt provides a system of remedies, such as damages, specific performance, etc. Examples of criminal law l lIt includes criminal offences lCriminal offences range from petty crimes (e.g. parking offences, dangerous driving – traffic infringements) to to the very serious (e.g. murder, rape, burglary) l Examples of civil law l lIt includes the law of contract, tort, trust, probate, property law and family law, etc. l l Examples of civil law - definitions l lContract = binding agreement between people or companies lTort = wrong committed by one individual against another individual‘s property or reputation lTrust = while a person administers property of another person lProbate = arrangement for dealing with property after owner‘s death l Questions for you 1. 1.What are the parties of criminal action? 2.What are the parties of civil action? 3.Can you think about any other name for criminal law? My sources lChromá, Marta: New Introduction to Legal English. Prague 2006. Pages 142 – 143, 144 – 145, 146. lPowel, Richard: Law Today. Pages 21 – 23. Thank you for your attention!