Political Science 3334E Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Punitive Damages, Side Effect, European Court Of Human Rights
7 Nov 2020
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Broad relationship between gov and citizen
• Coercion
o Suffering
o Intentional (and not a side-effect of a sanction, the sanction as
meas)
o Relation bw the crime committed and the sanction
• Contrast to a measure: has the additional element of suffering
1. What is the difference between a crime and a tort?
• Largest contrasts:
o Horizontal relationship (plaintiff v defendant) → CL is vertical
o Victim is in charge→ State in charge
o Is part of private law → public law
o Sanction: either compensation or reparation (but has partly obtained
retributive component with term punitive damage) → suffering
• Distinction according to English jurist Blackstone:
Crime
Tort
