Types Of Laws Flashcards
the rule of law
- no one is above the law
- applied equally and fairly
- known and accessible
-presumption of innocence - fair and prompt trials
- punished in accordance with the law
presumption of innocence def
the accused is considered innocent until proven guilty.
public law
regulates people behaviourwithin society and affecys sociality as a whole
(criminal, constituational, administrative, industrial)
private law
regulates and affects behaviour between individuals, families, businesses amd small groups
(inculdes contract, family, property, tort)
contract law
legal agreements between two or more people, if one fails to carry out their side, they can be sued
family law
regualtes family relationships and family disputes
rules about:
- proccess of marriage
- who can get married
- de facto realtionship
- divorce
- custody
property law
real property - lands and buildings
personal property - goods ad services
provides regualtions about:
- sales
- leasing
- hiring of property
tort law
situations when one person infringes the roghts of another resulting in distress or injury
- negligence - suffers harm because of another persons failed to take care
- defamation - a persons repuation is damaged by another person
- false imprisionment - unlawfully deprived of their freedom to ove around
criminal law
needed to:
- keep the community safe
- provide a way for crime to be fixed
most common:
- murder
- assult
- sexual assault
- theft
- drug offence
consituational law
the set of rules by whicha county is ruled, concerned with the powers of authority and the rights of the community
example: - the seperation of power
administrative law
the decitions and power of the government departments
- applies to government officers
industrial law
rights and obligations of employees and employers
- resolving industrial disputes
- workers compenastion
- workplace health and safety
- discrimination
domestic and international law
domestic: relates to the laws that exist in each citizens country
international: developed from treaties and conventions between countries.
