HRM 190

Course Overview

• The Law: Government branches, Separation of Powers, Rule of Law, Types and Sources of Law, Zambian Judicial System.

Contract Law

• Key Elements: Contract formation, Legal Capacity, Vitiating Factors, Contract Discharge, Remedies.

Sale of Goods

• Sale of Goods Act (SOGA): Seller and Buyer obligations, Agency relationships.

Law of Tort

• Key Concepts: Trespass, Nuisance, Negligence, Defamation, Strict and Vicarious Liability.

Zambian Legal System

• Historical background: Colonial influence, Structure, Sources of Law, Customary Law, Judicial Areas.

Types of Law

• Public Law: Relation to the state and individuals (Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal).

• Private Law: Governs relations between individuals (Contract, Tort, Property).

Business Law

• Regulation of business operations: Registration, taxation, employment, licenses.

Judicial Precedent

• Importance in law: Certainty vs rigidity in legal systems, advantages and disadvantages.

Agency Law

• Principal, Agent, and Third party relationships: Creation, duties, rights in agency contracts.

Vicarious Liability

• Definition: Responsibility of employers for employee torts, conditions for liability.