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Chapter 1 terms
Law | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
Code | laws groups into an organized form |
Common Law | Law based on the current standards or customs of the people |
Positive Law | Law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
Jurisdiction | The power to decide a case. |
Equity | Basic Fairness |
Constitution | A document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs. |
Statutes | Law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
Ordinances | Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission |
Case Law | Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases. |
Stare decisis | Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases. |
Administrative Agencies | Governmental body formed to carry out particular laws |
Civil Law | Groups of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals |
Criminal Law | Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society |
Procedural Law | Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
Substantive Law | Group of laws that define rights and duties. |
Ethics | Collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong. |
Civil Disobedience | Open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice. |