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8 Cards in this Set
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civil law
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-designed to compensate individuals for wrongs suffered
-purpose is reimbursement -common law or statutory law |
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criminal law
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-designed to protect society from activities that upset social order by preventing crime
-purpose is to punish criminals -exclusively statutory law |
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common law
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-stare decisis doctrine- follow previously decided cases unless there is a good, legal reason to change
-when court follows stare decisis doctrine it is setting precedent -judges are reluctant to change precedent but change does occur -leads to predictability and uniformity |
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constitutional law
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-most important source of law
-supreme law of the land -comes from the united states constitution |
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Equity
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purpose was to avoid unjust results from strictly following common law
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Equitable Remedies
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injunction, specific performance, reformation
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executive order
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law by president to control the policies of the executive branch
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federal law
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law from the constitution, congress, president, and regulatory agencies
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