Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Bystander Cases
What, if anything, must a
bystander do when he
sees someone in danger?
Common Law
Bystander Cases
Union Pacific Railway v. Cappier (1903)
Carey v. Davis (1921)
Osterlind v. Hill (1928)
Tarasoff v. U.C. Regents (1976)
Soldano v. ODaniels (1983)
Parra v. Tarasco (1992)
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Statutory Law
Statutory Law
State Statutes: Enacted by legislature. Some states
allow statutes to be created by
voter initiative (California does this).
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Administrative Law
Administrative agencies exist at federal, state,
and local levels.
Administrative agencies
are created by the passage of enabling
legislation. They are delegated authority to
regulate an industry or task (by Congress at
the federal level).
Administrative Agencies
Federal agencies are either:
Independent or
Executive
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
regulates and controls ALL federal
agencies (whether Independent or
Executive)
Investigation
Adjudication (enforcing)
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