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Argylls Law I JDF
Argylls Law 1 JDF
Question | Answer |
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Enforceable rules of conduct in a society, typically refelct the culture and circumstances that create them | Laws |
Laws may be grouped into an organized form | Code |
Law based on the current standards or customs of the people | Common Law |
Law based on the dictates of a central political authority | Positive Law |
Power of a court to decide a case | Jurisdiction |
Basic fairness | Equity |
A document thats sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs | Constitution |
Law enacted by state or federal legislatures | Statute |
These pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by a country board or commission are typically referred to | Ordinances |
The judicial branch of governments creates | Case Laws |
The effectiveness of case law arises out of the doctrine of | Stare decisis |
Are governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws | Administrative agencies |
Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals | Civil Law |
Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society | Criminal Laws |
Sets forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system | Procedural Law |
Defins rights and duties | Substantive Law |
Collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong | Ethics |
Open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice | Civil disobedience |
A body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court | Jury |
A widley adopted set of laws pertaining to business | Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) |