HM 321 Legal Aspects in Hospitality and Tourism

This is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships.

The following are characteristics of Law, except:

• Rule of Human Conduct

• Just and Obligatory

• Promulgated by Competent Authority

• Applicable to Special Class, Group of Individuals or Individuals

A law which creates, defines, and regulates rights, or which regulates the rights and duties which give rise to a cause of action.

• Substantive

• Adjective

• Active

• Passive

A law which provides the method of aiding and protecting certain rights.

• Adjective

• Substantive

• Cooperative

• Active

A law which applies to all of the people of the state or to all of a particular class of persons in the state, with equal force and obligation.

• General or Public

• Specific or Private

• Adjective

• Substantive

A law which relates to a particular persons or things of a class.

• Specific or Private

• General or Public

• Adjective

• Substantive

A combination of state, local and international laws that control the different facets and functions of the travel industry. They are necessary to provide a regulatory framework for the proper development and management of tourism activities to aid in the conservation of natural resources and the preservation of cultural traditions.

• Law on Tourism

• Hospitality Law

• Mercantile Law

• Political Law

It deals with food service, travel and lodging industries. It is applicable to the different nuances of restaurant, hotel, country club, bar, spa, and related industries. It embraces an extensive collection of laws like contracts, torts and damages, labor, and a lot more.

• Hospitality Law

• Law on Tourism

• Maritime Law

• Mercantile Law