Midterm Flashcards
(133 cards)
regulating human interaction
what do laws do
enforce moral beliefs
what do laws do
define moral beliefs
what do laws do
enhance predictability
what do laws do
support the powerful
what do laws do
sustain individual rights
what do laws do
redressing wrongs
what do laws do
identify wrongdoers
what do laws do
where are laws found
statutory provisions and constitutional enactments, as well as 100 of years of court at all levels
the written or codified law
what is stationary law
the law on the books
what is stationary law
as enacted by legislative action
what is stationary law
the written form of criminal law
what is stationary law
what is the penal code
the written form of criminal law
interoperating statutory laws
courts interpretation, case law, and common law
case law
results from judicial decision
common law
the traditional body of unwritten historical precedents created from social customs, rules, and practices, which may be supported by judicial decisions
rule of law
holds that an orderly society must be governed by established principles and known codes that are applied uniformly and fairly to all its members
jurisprudence
the philosophy and study of criminal law and application of it
resonable suspicion
reasonable belief through anticable circumstances that criminal activity might be afoot
criminal law
type of law
civil law
type of law
administrative law
type of law
case law
type of law