Rights and responsibilities What are rights and responsibilities? Our rights are what every human being deserves‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ so that we can live in a world that is fair and just. A responsibility is something that you must do. It is something that affects our lives and other people’s lives. What are my rights? 1. You have the right to feel safe: No one has the right to make fun of you or hurt you in any way‚ even if you do something wrong. You have
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Running Head: COUNSELING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Stepping up Counseling Responsibilities in a Socially Unjust Society Abstract Social Justice has been an emerging issue over the last century in today’s service environment of helping professionals. Social Justice is a mindset and an action for change. Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia defines social justice‚ as “the ability people have to realize their potential in a society where they live. Classically‚ ‘justice’ referred to
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– Tort: a civil wrong for which the remedy is a common law action for unliqudated damages‚ and which is not exclusively the breach of contract or trust or other equitable obligation Sir Percy henry Winfield- tort – the breach of duty affixed by the law‚ where the duty is one towards the person generally and its breach is redressible by action of damages Person commits tort = tort-feasor/wrongdoer Wrongdoing – tortious act Injured part – can claim unliquidated damages eg. Compensation Damages
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THE DUTY OF CARE OWED BY TEACHERS TO STUDENTS For a student to succeed in an action in negligence against a teacher or school authority it is necessary for the student to establish: that the defendant owed a duty of care to the student; that the standard of care was breached; and that this breach has caused the student to suffer some form of damage. The duty of care owed to a student by a teacher is that of a ’reasonable’ teacher. This means that the duty of care owed is the duty one would
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ABSTRACT This essay deals with the law of torts‚ and more specifically the tort of negligence. It discusses cases and judgements related to it. It concludes by looking at the elements of negligence and their meanings. THE LAW OF TORTS A tort is basically a civil wrong. A civil wrong is an act‚ intentional or otherwise‚ the consequences of which include‚ but are not limited to damage to life or property‚ injury to a person‚ emotional or mental trauma‚
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Critically evaluate‚ in relation to the common law duty of care‚ the liability of employers for references. How‚ if at all‚ does the liability of a university (such as the University of Sussex) differ regarding references given to potential employers in respect of current (or former) students. Employers have a certain degree of liability when making statements in a former employee’s reference. Employees and employers have a duty of care‚ to provide valid descriptions of an individual’s
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of negligence: Held: A negligent‚ although honest‚ misrepresentation‚ may give rise to an action for damages for financial loss even if there was no contract between the advisor and the advisee and no fiduciary relationship. The law will imply a duty of care when the advisee seeks information from an advisor who has special skill and where the advisee trusts the advisor to exercise due care‚ and that the advisor knew or ought to have known that reliance was being placed upon his skill and judgment
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The duty of care has been breached Law 02 the second sttage of negligence You have not started this quiz yet. You have 17 questions to answer. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Breah of duty is the second stage of negligence. We can prove if there was a breach of duty by using the ’............’ test * reasonable person * reasonable man * degree of risk * standard of care 2. In this test there is an ’.........................
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issue- Was there a duty of care? In this case there a number of legal issues and the first and foremost of these issues is was there a duty of care? Duty of care‚ as a general rule‚ is that the defendant who owes a duty of care to all persons who it is reasonably foreseeable will suffer loss or damage as a result of the defendant’s actions. The principle law that can define duty of care and what it may entail is Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 5621. In this situation there was a duty of care for the
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carried out negligently and directly caused the injury. Lord Bingham said‚ ‘For the purposes of analysis‚ and for the purpose of pleading‚ proving and resolving the claim‚ lawyers find it convenient to break the claim into its constituent elements: the duty‚ the breach‚ the damage and the causal connection between the breach and the damage.’ The harm arose from both a delayed diagnosis of Jane by Shakir and the Senior House Officer’s (SHO) partial diagnosis of meningitis – prescribing an antibiotic
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