What refers to the obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk?

Question

____ refers to the obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk.
Choose one answer.
a. Negligence
b. Professional malpractice
c. Duty of care
d. Reasonable professional standard

Answer 1

D.

Answer 2

Duty of care (C) refers to the obligation, under most tort law systems.

Negligence (A) requires a breach of that duty of care, such that the breach causes damages. There is no "reasonableness" requirement for actual damages in a negligence case.

Professional malpractice (B) is a particular type of negligence, where the standard of the duty of care that was breached is set by the reasonable professional standard (D).

So, the closest fit to be the "obligation" itself would be either C or D depending on the context.

But the "unreasonable harm" standard only generally applies in strict liability issues, and "unreasonable risk" is an entirely different legal issue that deals with recklessness rather than a negligence standard.

Answer 3

C