Public vs Private law Flashcards
What statute is specific to engineers in British Columbia and what does it do?
The Engineers and Geoscientists Act and later the Professional Governance Act (PGA). It creates a self-governing, professional body that is reponsible for regulating admission into the engineering profession.
What are the two types of Law?
Public Law and Private Law
What is Public Law?
A Law that sets the rules for the relationship between individuals and society
What are the sub-categories of Public Law?
-Criminal Law
-Constitutional Law
-Administrative Law
What is Constitutional Law
Defines the relationship between branches of government including federal and provincial.
Limits power of government over individuals through rights and freedoms
What is Administrative Law?
Law that deals with the actions and operations of government.
Ensures that government actions are authorized by legislatures and administered fairly.
criminal law
law that deals with wrongs against society. deals with crimes and their punishments
What is Private Law?
Law that sets the rules between individuals (Also called Civil Law).
Includes private law disputes and compensates victims.
What are the sub-categories of Private Law?
-Property Law
-Contract Law
-Tort Law
Contract and Tort Law are both covered under Common Law
what is property law
Law that centers on the ownership rights of individuals with regard to tangible or intangible assets.
what is contract law
the body of law that protects the agreements and enforces the rights that arise out of the private law contract (agreement).
what is tort law
Law protecting the rights of individuals against infringement by other individuals.
seeks to provide compensation (usually monetary) for losses suffered by individual as a result of wrongful conduct of others
