Flashcards
Law subdivision cards
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Public LawPublic law is the part of law that governs relationships between legal persons and a government.
- 2Constitutional LawConstitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the United States
- 3Administrative LawAdministrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rule making, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda.
- 4Tax LawTax law, body of rules under which a public authority has a claim on taxpayers, requiring them to transfer to the authority part of their income or property.
- 5Criminal LawCriminal law, as distinguished from civil law, is a system of laws concerned with punishment of individuals who commit crimes.
- 6Public International LawInternational law, also known as public international law and law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally accepted in relations between nations.
- 7Private LawPrivate law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and torts, and the law of obligations.
- 8Civil LawCivil law is a branch of the law. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law relating to civil wrongs and quasi-contracts is part of the civil law, as is law of property
- 9Commercial and Maritime LawCommercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales.
- 10Private International LawConflict of laws concerns the process for determining the applicable law to resolve disputes between individuals, corporations in multi-jurisdictional cases and transactions.
- 11Labor LawLabour law mediates the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union.
- 12Civil and commercial procedures Lawhall apply to lawsuits which have not yet been settled, and to the procedures, which have not yet been concluded before the date of implementation thereof, except the following: Procedures pertaining to execution against property.