Philosophy 2821F/G : Phil 2821 Extended Notes.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2821F/G
• Professor: Andrew Botterrell

Document Summary

Law of tort y area of law that is involuntary y can be sued. Criminal law y the state and not the victim (crown) goes to court y a crime is something we all have on interest. Private law y relationships between citizen and citizen. Public law y relationship between state and citizen. Contract y where does the law get involved: read carbolic smokeball. Involves the legal relationships between private citizens: government may sometimes act as a private citizen. Three distinctive features of (an action) private law: the parties to it ob smith v jones, the remedy sought (compensation, problem that we wont fix, suffered a loss, wish to be repaired. A loss or a gain: fix the problem that one had caused. Three elements of a contract: offer (2 grounds, acceptance, consideration. Freedom of contract: the freedom to enter into a contract with whomever, and with whatever terms. y contracts are isolated from terms of contract.