Relevant Info:

Civil law covers a very broad range of subjects, including adoption, admiralty, collections, corporate, divorce, employment, environmental, intellectual property, personal injury, probate, and real estate law. However, we believe it is helpful to think of civil law as falling into three main categories: making deals, owning property, and protecting people and property from harm. The most basic principles of each are covered in the standard law school courses of contracts, property, and torts, respectively. The various specialty fields listed above all involve applications of the principles taught in those three courses.

 

Question:

You are walking along the beach and see a young child drowning. No one else is in sight. Should the law require you to try to save the child? Should it matter if you are an off-duty lifeguard?