Vocab 2 Flashcards
By laws
Laws that deal with local issues and are passed by municipal governments
Administrative law
A category of public law governing the relationship between people and the government departments, boards and agencies.
Civil/ private law
The area if law that deals with legal relationships between individuals and between Individuals and organizations.
Constitutional law
The body of public law set out in the constitution that deals with the distribution and exercise of the powers of government and establishes paramount legal principles and standards
Contract law
The branch of civil law that provides rules regarding agreements between people and businesses when they purchase or provide goods and services
Criminal law
A category of public law prohibits and punishes behaviour that injures people, property, and society as a whole.
Distinguishing a case
A decision by a judge to reject previous decisions and create a new precedent
Domestic law
Law that governs activities within a nations borders
International law
Laws that govern the conduct of independent nations on their relationships with one another
Jurisdiction
The political or legal authority to pass and enforce laws; also, the judicial authority to decide a case
Procedural law
Law that prescribes the methods of enforcing the rights, duties, and responsibilities of substantive law.
Property law
The branch of civil law that governs ownership rights in property.
Public law
A category of substantive law that regulates the relationship between the government and it’s citizens.
Statute law
Laws that are passed by the government.
Substantive law
A category if domestic law that defines the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens and government.
Tort law
The branch of civil law that holds persons or private organizations responsible for damage they cause another person as a result of accidental or deliberate damage.
