LEGAL Flashcards
In its general and abstract sense, it is the science of moral laws founded on the rational nature of man that governs his free activity for the realization of the individual and social ends of life under an aspect of mutual conditional dependence.
Law
Laws can be classified based on
Purpose & Scope
A law which creates, defines, and regulates rights, or which regulates the rights and duties which give rise to a cause of action.
Substantive Law
a law which provides the method of aiding and protecting certain rights.
Adjective Law
a law that applies to all of the people of the state or to all of a particular class of persons in the state, with equal force and obligation.
General or Public Law
a law dealing with crimes and their punishment, as well as the procedure for that purpose
Criminal Law
body of rules or principles of action governing the relations between states
International Law
law regulating the relations sustained by inhabitants of a territory to the sovereign
Political Law
a law which relates to particular persons or things of a class.
Special or Private Law
the mass of precepts which determines and regulates those relations of
assistance, authority, and obedience existing among members of a family and those which exist among members of a society for the protection of private interests
Civil Law
the law dealing with commerce by sea, involving regulation of ships and harbors and the status of seamen
Maritime Law
the law of commercial transactions derived from the law erchant which includes commercial paper, insurance, and other types
of agency
Mercantile Law
may be defined as a body of rules or principles of action which deals with the regulation, authority, relations, and obedience among members of a society involved in tourist travel and accommodation.
Tourism Law
the fundamental law of the land, to which all other laws must conform
The Philippine Constitution
the written will of the legislative department rendered authentic by certain prescribed forms and solemnities, prescribing rules of action, or civil conduct with respect to persons, things, or both.
Statutes or Legislative Enactments