Classification Of Law Flashcards
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_______ governs the relationship between two persons or more
Private law
Private law includes diverse areas such as?
Law of contract Law of tort Law of trust Family law Property law Law of succession Equity law
In the classification of law as Criminal Law/Civil Law, Civil law is_____
Primarily concerned with competing private interests. It’s between Private persons who may be natural persons or legal persons
The prosecutor is_____
A lawyer who works for the government and is empowered to bring a criminal action b4 the court
Who is the accused person?
Thr person/party against whom the charges are brought
Who is the Plaintiff?
The wronged (Usually) the person who brings the action before the court.
Defendant?
The person against whom an action is brought whose liability the plaintiff seeks to prove
In criminal proceedings, an accused person is presumed innocent until his guilt is proved under which law system?
Common law system
In Criminal Proceedings, the accused person is presumed guilty until he proves his innocence under which law system?
Civil Law system
Substantive Law
Lays down the rights and duties of parties.
It comprises the rules of law and those legal principles that define the existence and extent of a right or liability in a particular branch of Law.
Procedural Laws
Lays down the way I’m which such rights and duties (Procedural) are established and enforced.
Ordinance
Those Legislations made for Nigeria during the colonial era
Decree
Those Legislations made by the federal military government during the various military regimes in Nigeria
Military regimes in Nigeria
1966 1975 1983 1985 1993 1998
Acts of Parliament
Those various Legislations which are made by the national assembly during the various civilian regimes in Nigeria
