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Argylls Law 1 TSE

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Laws   Enforcable rules of conduct in a society  
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Code   Laws grouped into an organized form  
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Common Law   Law based on the current standards or customs of the people  
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Positive Law   Law based on the dictates of a central political authority  
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Jurisdiction   The power to decide a case  
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Equity   Fairness  
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Constitution   A document that sets fourth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs  
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Statutes   Law enacted by state or federal legislatures  
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Ordinances   Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board of commission  
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Case Law   Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases  
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Stare Decisis   Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow exsting  
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Administrative Agencies   Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws  
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Civil Law   A group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them  
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Criminal Law   A group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offences against society  
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Procedural Law   Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties  
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Substantive Law   Group of laws that define rights and duties  
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Ethics   A collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis fro a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong  
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Civil Disobedience   An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice  
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Utilitarianism   An ethical system that reflects the work of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill  
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Business Ethics   The ethical principles used in making business decisions  
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Impartiality   The idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone  
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Universalizing   To help in determining what is right or wrong  
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Business Law   Rules that apply to business situations and transactions  
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