In Civil Law, what do penalties primarily involve?

In Civil Law, penalties primarily focus on providing financial restitution to the victim. The aim of civil law is to resolve disputes between individuals or organizations and to provide compensation for damages caused by one party to another. This compensation serves to restore the victim to their original position before the harm occurred, which often involves monetary payments for things like lost wages, medical expenses, or property damage.

While other options might pertain to different areas of law or serve different functions (such as fines or imprisonment in criminal law, or public service which may not be a typical sanction in civil law), the primary goal within the context of civil law remains centered on remedying the loss experienced by the injured party through financial restitution. Legal precedence is more about the application of established law rather than a penalty, thus reinforcing the focus on compensation in civil cases.