introduction to the law

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  • Created on: 05-03-13 18:21
Law
a set of compulsory rules about human behaviour, created and enforced by the state.
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state
defined territory covered by a system of government- eg the uk.
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source
where the law comes from, how it is made
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what is public law?
criminal law. Laws which affect the interactions between the state and its citizens. laws about the way the government and laws are to be created (constitutional law) how government are going to work in practise; administrative law.
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what is private law?
civil law. About how individuals interact with one another in specific situations; business, family, civil wrong such as negligence.
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what is criminal law?
made up of rules about offences which the state consider to be important. police service, cps, courts. public law.
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what is civil law?
private law. rules about how individuals interact with one another.
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Claimant
the person bringing the civil case to court.
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Tort
a civil wrong such as negligence, nuisance, trespass.
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