| A | B |
|---|
| civil laws | laws that reress wrongs against individuals |
| Crime | offense against society that disrupts the stable environment |
| procedural law | deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties |
| criminal procedural law | specific methods used to handle someone if charged with a crime |
| civil procedural law | specific procedures used when someone's personal rights have been violated |
| substantive law | laws that define offenses |
| business law | used by both merchants and customers, largely civil and tort related |
| UCC | uniform business law that governs sales, leases, etc |
| four types of laws | constitutional, statutes, administrative, case law |
| constitutional law | derived from federal and state constitutions and takes precedent over all other laws |
| who determines validity of statutes? | courts |
| statutes | type of law made by legislative bodies |
| interstate commerce | between states regulated by Fed laws |
| intrastate commerce | within states, regulated by state laws |
| ordinance | laws made in local towns or citites |
| administrative agencies | governmental body formed to carry out laws |
| case law | law made from a court decision appealed to a higher or appelate court |
| stare decisis | to adhere to decided cases |
| two great systems of law | English common law and Roman civil law |
| Louisianna | only state that follows civil law system |
| Kings Bench | part of the fuedal court system that heard appeals from lower rulings |
| adapts as customs change | advantage of English common law |
| Equity in law | fairness, preventing not just dealing with wrongs against people |
| 4 stages o f growth of law | revenge, money substituted for revenge, court system formed, central authority punishes and prevents wrongs |
| common law | law based on current standards |
| positive law | law set by sovereign authority |
| law | enforceable codes |
| codes | group of laws |
