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16 Cards in this Set
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Common Law
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relies on judicial decisions to define the content of the law
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Civil Law
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relies less on judges and more on system of codification
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Substantive
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the law whose object is to define rights and obligation
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Procedural
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set out proper procedures or rules for legal conduct
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Public Law
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laws that govern relationship between the state and individual citizens
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Constitutional Law
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Public - laws that set up the structure, branches, offices and operation of the government
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Criminal Law
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Public - laws that prohibit and punish bad conduct
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Administrative Law
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Public - governs the operation of agencies that regulate aspects of everyday life
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Private Law
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laws that govern people's private relationships
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Contract Law
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Private - governs the rights and obligations of the parties who agree to the contract
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Property Law
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Private - governs the ownership of personal property
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Tort Law
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Private - governs compensation in cases where someone suffers due to other's negligence
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Family Law
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Private - governs marriage, separation, divorce, custody, support
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Corporate Law
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Private - governs the establishment, operation, and dissolution of corporations
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Domestic Laws
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governs what goes on within nation, expresses the values of that nation, and only apply within that nation
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International Laws
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laws agreed upon by many sovereign states and apply in all of them
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