1. Briefly discuss what are human rights and where they come from.

2. Why do some groups require special human rights? Does this mean that they have more rights than others?

3. Address the kind of people who have human rights?

4. Provide a personal view as to why do we talk about human rights and not human responsibilities?

5. Who is assigned the responsibility to look after human rights?

6. How can a persongo to the European Court of Human Rights?

7. Sally saw the knife just as it whizzed by her head, missing it by about one inch. As a result, Sally

was very scared. Sally sued Donny for assault and battery. Which of the following is most

correct?

a. Donny will be liable for battery, but not assault.

b. Donny will be liable for assault, but not battery.

c. Donny will be liable for assault and for battery.

d. Donny will not be liable for either assault or battery because this is only a criminal

matter.

8. In most states the following types of contracts are within the statute of frauds.

a. Contracts for the sale of an interest in personal property.

b. Contracts that can be performed within a year from the date of their formation.

c. Contracts for the sale of goods.

d. Contract sfor the sale of goods for a price of $500 or more.

9. On May 1, 2005, Eckerly Realty Inc. mailed a written offer to Masse for the sale of an office

building. The offer included an express term that it would expire on June 30, 2005 if the

acceptance was not delivered into the hands of the offeror by the expiration date. On June 30,

2005 at 8:00 a.m., Masse sent a written acceptance to Eckerly via Masse's personal messenger.

However, the messenger was not able to deliver the acceptance until July 1, 2005. On July 2,

2005, Eckerly contacted Masse, informing him that the acceptance had been delivered one day

late. As a result, Eckerly refused to honor the acceptance. Which of the following is the most

correct statement?

a. There is no contract between Eckerly and Masse. However, if Masse would have mailed

the acceptance on June 30, 2005, a contract would have been created.

b. There is a contract between Eckerly and Masse. The moment that Masse gave the

acceptance to the messenger, a contract was formed because acceptances are valid

immediately upon dispatch.

c. There is a contract between Eckerly and Masse. The fact that the acceptance arrived only

one day late is of no significance.

d. There is no contract between Eckerly and Masse.

10. Which of the following statements is correct concerning the "reasonable person" standard in tort

law?

a. The reasonable person standard varies from person to person.

b. The reasonable person standard focuses on the defendant's subjective mental state rather

than on the defendant's behavior.

c. A person with a physical disability must act as would a reasonable person with the same

disability.

d. A person with a mental disability must act as would a person with the same mental

disability.

11. Robert makes the following statement while negotiating the sale of his car, "This is the sharpest

car on the market." His statement may support a claim for:

a. misrepresentation.

b. fraud.

c. fraud and misrepresentation.

d. none of the above.

12. Paula rented an apartment to Dave for $500 per month. Paula and Dave signed a one-year lease,

to be effective beginning January 1st. After three months, Dave decided that he did not like the

apartment. He gave Paula a 30-day written notice, stating that he would vacate the rental unit at

the end of the thirty days, which was April 30th. Upon receipt of Dave's notice, Paula made

reasonable efforts to find a new tenant. Nevertheless, the apartment remained vacant from May 1

st. through June 30 th. Paula re-rented the apartment beginning July 1 st. for one year. Paula sues

Dave in small claims court. What is the likely outcome?

a. Paula is entitled to the balance of the lease, or $4,000, because Dave did not have a valid

reason to breach the contract.

b. Paula is entitled to nothing, because Dave gave Paula thirty-days written notice.

c. Paula is entitled to $1,000, because she tried to find another tenant immediately upon

learning of Dave's intent to breach the contract, but was unable to re-lease the apartment

until July 1 st.

d. Paula is entitled to $500, which represents one-month's rent.

13. Tom and Jerry entered into a contract whereby Tom agreed to sell Jerry $1,000 worth of heroin, an

illegal substance. This is an example of a:

a. quasi contract.

b. void contract.

c. voidable contract.

d. secondary party beneficiary contract