law 1 Flashcards
criminal law
Public law, deals with crime and punishment
constitutional law
public law, regulates issues related to state and law, including both the organization of power and the key rights/obligations of the individuals to the state
administrative law
public law, deals with government decision making, internally in the government and relationship between government and individuals/businesses
Civil law.
Private law, regulates relationship between primarily private parties and includes provisions about persons and property
procedural law
formal or procedural rules which support the substantive rules
Substantial law
Legal rules that define the content of just behavior by describing the behavior or status
Formal law
Legal rules that maintain the substantive law by establishing respective processes