Legislation
ID-12528 LEGISLATION AND ETHICS in T&T
Icon Collegeof Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism
Unit 8 egislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector Session February 2014
Submitted to: E. Fomuso
Submitted by: ID-12528
Legislation and Ethics in the Travel and Tourism Sector
Task 1 (a) Civil law spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons and their governments, and the relief available when a person 's rights are violated. Typically, in a civil case, a private party sues another private party (although the government can also sue a party for a civil law violation) to make that other party comply with duty or pay for the damage caused by the failure to comply with a duty. For example if a seller fails to perform a contract with a buyer, the buyer may bring a lawsuit against the seller. The purpose of the lawsuit will be either to compel the seller to perform as promised or, more commonly, to obtain money damages for the seller’s failure to perform. Contract law, for example is civil law, the whole body of tort law also is civil law (Cleverdon & Kalisch, 2000, 171-187). Criminal law has to do with wrongs committed against society for which society demands redress. Criminal acts are proscribed by legislation or statutes of the state. Thus, criminal defendants are prosecuted by public officials not by their victims or other private parties. Whereas in a civil case the object is to obtain remedies (such as monetary damages) to compensate the injured party, in a criminal case the object is to punish the wrongdoer in an attempt to deter others from similar actions. Penalties for violations of criminal statutes consist of fines and/or imprisonment—and, in some cases, death (Richter & Richter, 1999, 1-5). Despite the fact that there is no legal and
Icon Collegeof Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism
Unit 8 egislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector Session February 2014
Submitted to: E. Fomuso
Submitted by: ID-12528
Legislation and Ethics in the Travel and Tourism Sector
Task 1 (a) Civil law spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons and their governments, and the relief available when a person 's rights are violated. Typically, in a civil case, a private party sues another private party (although the government can also sue a party for a civil law violation) to make that other party comply with duty or pay for the damage caused by the failure to comply with a duty. For example if a seller fails to perform a contract with a buyer, the buyer may bring a lawsuit against the seller. The purpose of the lawsuit will be either to compel the seller to perform as promised or, more commonly, to obtain money damages for the seller’s failure to perform. Contract law, for example is civil law, the whole body of tort law also is civil law (Cleverdon & Kalisch, 2000, 171-187). Criminal law has to do with wrongs committed against society for which society demands redress. Criminal acts are proscribed by legislation or statutes of the state. Thus, criminal defendants are prosecuted by public officials not by their victims or other private parties. Whereas in a civil case the object is to obtain remedies (such as monetary damages) to compensate the injured party, in a criminal case the object is to punish the wrongdoer in an attempt to deter others from similar actions. Penalties for violations of criminal statutes consist of fines and/or imprisonment—and, in some cases, death (Richter & Richter, 1999, 1-5). Despite the fact that there is no legal and
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