Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each response by the branch of law that imposes it.
Groups: Criminal law · Administrative sanctioning law · Civil liability
- Environmental agency fine
- Driving ban on conviction
- Licence revoked by issuer
- Negligence damages award
- Restitution to owner
- Court prison sentence
Hints
- One column is imposed by a court after a criminal trial, one by an administrative authority.
- Anything aimed at repairing loss rather than punishing belongs in the third column.
Show the answer
Criminal law: Court prison sentence, Driving ban on conviction
Administrative sanctioning law: Environmental agency fine, Licence revoked by issuer
Civil liability: Negligence damages award, Restitution to owner
Why
The boundary between the first two columns is porous and politically live: the same conduct can often be routed either way, and the choice determines which guarantees apply. That is one reason the principle of ultima ratio has real work to do, if an administrative route protects the interest adequately, the criminal one is not needed.
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