Assignment

Law can be defined as the set of rules and regulations that govern human behavior or
other social relations and is enforceable by the state as to the idea of Madhuku. 1 these
rules and regulations can be grouped into several divisions and among them are
criminal and civil laws. Criminal law, as its name implies, is the law that govern crime.
Rey dons described criminal law as the law that protect members of the society from
those who wrong the community by committing crimes. The division that is contrary to
criminal law is civil law and it can be defined as a wrong against another person and it
has the main objective of compensating the victim. The differences of these two
categories of law lies in the diameters of their purposes, the procedures of treating the
wrong doers and the consequences that are likely to be faced when carrying out these
procedures. The purpose of criminal law is to prevent crime and protect members of a
particular society from the burden of criminals. At the same time, civil law `s role is to
make sure that members of the society are living in peace and it is the re to settle the
disputes that arise between private [Link] the procedure department, criminal law
follows procedures like trial, sentencing investigation and appeal. All the laws do have
their consequences and this writing is to explain, compare and contrast all those points
mentioned above.

The purpose of criminal law as to the verdict of chikwekwe is to sue the offenders that
wrong the community and the state. It is the role of criminal law to bring the criminals to
trial and to deal with them. In this essence, criminal law will be fulfilling its purpose of
protecting the citizens from offenders and their activities. This law is the to ascertain that
the community is in smooth running because the activities of criminals are a menace to
societal order and cohesion as well as development. On the other side, civil law as it
implies is the law that govern relations of individuals. Its purpose is to compensate the
victim whereby in such instances as accidents, the civil law will make sure that the
victims have received their compensation. Another goal of the civil law that is very vital
to the smooth function of the society is to settle disputes between individuals or private
organizations’. In this context, by bringing conflicting parties to the table, the civil aim
will be carrying out its exercise, hence its purpose is to make sure that private parties or
and individuals, if a wrong is done, a resolution is reached and the parties come to
peace and order is restored. This is where the two division of law differs. However, it
must be noted that, although the purposes of criminal and civil law seem to be different,
they are united by one aim, this is to maintain peace and order in the society as
mentioned by Hahlo and Kahn. Thus therefore, with regard to purposes, the laws differ
in another way and at the same time do have a similar aim.
In addition, another factor to be looked at its difference and similarities between criminal
law and civil law are the procedures taken when dealing and implementing the two laws.
In the procedure clause, criminal law is implemented by the government whereby an
individual or an organization will be conflicting against the state. The individual will be
the respondent when the trial is being carried out and the state will be the prosecutor.
The state will be liable for all the costs that will be incurred during the process, hence
the matter will be in the hands of it. It must be considered however that some other
criminal issues that are dealt with by the state are crimes committed against other
people, such as fraud. It is an offence that can be committed against an individual by an
individual, but the state will take responsibility, hence the issue is regarded as criminal
case. Under the criminal law, there is a burden of proof for a respondent to be proven
guilty and after considered guilt, the accused will be a subject to sentence, whereby the
court will give the sentence to the offender. This will, chip in the purpose of criminal law
as the sentence is mainly meant to punish the wrong doer. Going on with the procedure,
the respondent is given the chance to make an appeal over the sentence and the
decision of the court. Contrary, in the civil law perimeter, a plaintiff, that is the private
party that suffered the wrong is supposed to file the lawsuit to the court that sue the
respondent. There is also great need for proof and this stage is similar to the criminal
law. The plaintiff has to have concrete evidence of the convictions in order to make the
case valid. Then, there is the decision of the court and the usual outcome is the
compensation of the victim, mainly in monetary terms or other forms, but not a
punishment. It is also supposed to be noted that the costs made during the process are
to be compensated by the party that have lost the case. The main fact to pick at this
juncture is that the procedures taken are different as the criminal law is mainly
concerned by punishing offenders while civil law will be of the aim to compensate the
victim.
Both criminal and civil laws are accompanied with each its consequences. These are
negative results that are likely to be faced by the respondent if found guilty. Under
criminal law, the respondent, if found guilty will be given a sentence, that is either
imprisonment, or payment of a fine to the state or in light cases, the respondent is
sentenced to a community service. All these sentences are aimed at rehabilitating the
offender and make him or her to be suitable to live in harmony with others in the society.
On the part of civil law, the respondent, if found guilty will have to compensate the victim
and also is liable for the costs made during the process. Usually, the judge will give
decision on what to be done by the conflicting parties and the parties have to comply
and in some instances, they are left to settle their disputes outside the court, for
example in matters that have something to do with marriages. The parties may agree on
their own a\and a sentence is not necessary in civil law therefore, by carefully
examining the consequences of civil law and criminal law, they are totally different as
criminal will have the convicted to be punished while under civil law, the respondent is
to pay compensation fee. This clearly marks the difference between criminal law and
civil law in terms of the negative outcomes to be achieved.
In conclusion, crimina and civil law as some divisions of laws do have some differences
and some similarities. The two categories can be compared and contrasted in terms of
their purpose, procedure and consequences as done by this text.