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15 Cards in this Set
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Public Law
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involves the regulation of society as opposed to individuals interacting: Constitutional, Administrative, and Criminal
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Constitutional Law
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involves the interpretation and application of either the federal or state constitutions
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Administrative Law
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covers the legal principles that apply to government agencies, bureaus, boards, or commissions
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Criminal Law
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specifies various offenses against the proper order of the state
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Private Law
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covers those legal problems and issues that concern your private resource relationships with other people: Property, Contract, and Tort
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Property Law
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involves the
RECOGNITION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT in both tangible and intangible resources |
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Contract Law
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covers the
RULES BY WHICH OWNERS TRANSFER RESOURCES by exchanging them |
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Tort Law
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establishes
RULES FOR COMPENSATION when an owner's legal boundaries are wrongfully crossed. |
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Civil Cases
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NONCRIMINAL
suits for breach of contract or tort cases Ex: personal injuries |
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Criminal Cases
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PUNISHMENT
representative of gov. attempting to prove the wrong committed against society and seeking to have the wrongdoer punished by the court system |
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Substantive Law
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defines the
LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS of people with other people or between them and the state |
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Procedural Law
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deals with the
METHODS AND MEANS BY WHICH SUBSTANTIVE LAW IS ADMINISTERED |
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Substantive vs. Procedural
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(rights and duties)
vs. (machinery for enforcing those rights and duties) |
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Constitutions
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U.S. Constitution (supreme law), or state constitutions
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Legislation
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formal written laws by legislative bodies at all levels of gov: statute (act), ordinance, or code.
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