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13 questions
Explain definitions of law from the main schools of thought (e.g. natural law and legal positivism) at an introductory level.
12 mins read ·
14 questions
Classify law as public or private, civil or criminal, substantive or procedural, municipal or international, and written or unwritten, with business examples of each.
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8 questions
Explain the functions of law in society and in business (maintaining order, settling disputes, protecting rights, facilitating commerce, promoting social change).
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8 questions
Identify the laws of Ghana listed in Article 11 of the 1992 Constitution: the Constitution, enactments of Parliament, orders, rules and regulations made under a power conferred by the Constitution, the existing law, and the common law.
13 mins read ·
7 questions
Explain the supremacy of the Constitution and the relationship between the sources of law.
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6 questions
Explain that the common law of Ghana includes the rules of equity and customary law, and describe the role of customary law in commercial matters.
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14 questions
Explain judicial precedent (stare decisis) and how the hierarchy of Ghanaian courts determines which decisions are binding.
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8 questions
Explain freedom of contract and sanctity of contract, and the limits the law places on them.
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15 questions
Explain the principle of caveat emptor (contracting party beware) and how statute has qualified it.
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14 questions
Explain how the law protects the innocent third-party purchaser, including the nemo dat rule and its exceptions.
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8 questions
Explain reasonableness and intolerance of fraud as principles that shape contract rules (e.g. the reasonable person standard; fraud unravels all).
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12 questions
Define an offer and distinguish it from an invitation to treat (e.g. Partridge v Crittenden; Fisher v Bell; Pharmaceutical Society v Boots), including advertisements, displays of goods, auctions and tenders.