INTRODUCTION TO

LAW
ZOEY WONG JIA ROU
TAN KIM HUI
WONG KHAI WOON
THEA ZHONG SILK

1) Elaborate the
importance of law in the
context of justice

The aim of the law is to attain justice in

society. The aim of given law is to
encourage the doing of what is right or just
in a particular set of circumstances
The law act as a measurement for justice.
And justice refers to the fairness. However,
the justice is judged by the judge and the
panel of judiciary in the court, but not from
anyone else.
The law also defend us fromevil that is,
those who would seek to harm us for no
good reason.

2.Describe the differences

between crimes and civil
wrong

What is Crime?
A crimes denotes an act that has potentially
dangerous consequences.
A crime constitutes a wrongful act that
infringes the rights of society or the public
The serious nature of crime pose serious
threat to the peace and the order of society
An act that violates the the criminal law of
the country
Murder, arson, rape, robbery, burglary, and
drug smuggling

What is a Civil Wrong?

Defined as a wrongdoing
Capable of being followed by Civil
proceedings
Examples are tort, breach of contract or
breach of trust.
An act that violates certain rights of an
individual or party

Crimes and Civil Wrongs

The distinction does not reside in the nature
of the wrongful act itself.
Criminal and civil proceedings are in the
normal case easily distinguishable:
1. The procedure different
2. The outcomes is different
3. The terminology is different

What are differences between

crime and civil wrong.
Civil Wrong

Criminal

A wrongful act that infringes the

private rights of an individual

An act that violates the right of

society or the public as a whole. It
is considered as an act that
threaten or disrupt the peace and
order of the society

Typically constitutes non-criminal

acts and includes torts, such as
negligence, breach of contract or
breach of trust.

Murder, arson, robbery

If a party is convicted of
committing a Civil Wrong, he or
she will have to pay
compensation by way of
damages.

A person convicted of a
committing a Crime will be
punished by way of
imprisonment.

3. Scenario: Miss Nina is driving a car

at 12 midnight. At the junction, the
traffic light is red. On that night,
there is no other cars on the road. So
Miss Nina decided the right things
because to her, to wait will be a
waste of her time. Please comments
the scenario by explaining the
relationship between law and
morality

What is law?
1. Law is a rule that has to obey by everyone.
2. Law is set to retain justice.
3. the aim of a given law is to encourage the doing of what is
right or just in a particular set of circumstances.

What is morality?
1. Morality is principles concerning the distinction between
right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
2. Morality and ethics are an important part of human nature,
it is what causes us to be kind to one another.

From the scenario given,

1. Miss Nina has broke the law of beating the red light.
-. Miss Nina broke the law because there is no car.
-. Miss Nina thought there are no police around, so she broke
the law.
2. Miss Nina follows her thought to break the law of beating the
red light
-. Miss Nina was not concerned that she broke the law.
-. Miss Nina do not want to waste time for waiting the red light
as there is no car around

Some actions are illegal because the whole society

disapproves the actions based on moral or religious
grounds even though they harm no ones life or property.

But some actions are just immoral so it doesnt set into

law. But in this scenario, breaking the red light is a law but
at night, breaking red light wont be caught but is an act of
immoral.

State the relevant law

related to the situation
above:

a) A doctor negligently left a scissor in a patient stomach after an operation.

~Private Law :torts
b) Trespassing a land belonging to a private person
~Private Law- torts
c) Student Exchange programme organised by University Malaya
~International Law
d) Breach of a scholarship agreement by UM student
~Private Law- Contracts
e) Culpable homicide
~Private Law- Nuisance
f) Trade agreement between Malaysia and China for 20 years
~International Law
g) Dissolution of a marriage
~Private Law-Contracts
h) Breach of trust of one of the company director
~Private Law- tRUST
i) An assembly which did not obtain a permit from the police.
~International Law- Constitutional Law