Definitions of chpt 1 of book intro to law

Question 1

Common law

Answer 1

1. a general description of the irish legal system and others of english origin/ 2. law developed by the courts; ‘case law’/ 3. law developed by the common law courts; a subset of common law sense

Question 2

Civil law

Answer 2

1. the secular law of the state; applicable to all
   / 2. a general descritpion of the legal systems of continental european countries

Question 3

Private law

Answer 3

law regulating relationships between private individuals

Question 4

legislation

Answer 4

law enacted by parliament (‘statute law’) or a delegated body (‘delegated legislation’)

Question 5

equity

Answer 5

law developed in the court of chancery to supplement that developed in the common law courts

Question 6

Canon law

Answer 6

church law: operates largely within the confines of that body