Ch. 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Laws
Enforceable rules of conduct in a society
Code
Laws that are grouped into an organized form
Common Law
Law based on current standards or customs of the people
Positive Law
To prevent disputed and wrongs from occurring in the first place
Jurisdiction
Kings courts always had the power to decide a case
Equity
Fairness
Precedent
The courts used prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases
Injunction
Stops something from being done
Constitution
A document that sets fourth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs
Bill of Rights
Protects people from actions if their government
First 10 amendments
Statutes
The state or federal legislativas are composed of elected representatives of the people. These people enact laws called statutes
Ordinance
Pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by a county board or commission
Case Law
Made after a trail has ended and one of the parties has appealed the result of a higher court
Stare decisis
“Ley decision stand”
Lower courts must follow established case law in deciding similar cases
Administrative Agencies
Governmental bodies for,ed to carry out particular laws
Civil law
Groups of laws that make up for wrongs against individuals
Criminal law
When citizens right to live in peace is violated
Crime
Offense against society rather than individuals
Procedural Law
Methods of enforcing legal rights and duties
Substantive law
Defines Rights and duties
Business law
Rules that apply to business situations and transactions
Uniform Commercial Code(UCC)
Governs areas as sales or goods, certain aspects of banking, and leases of goods.
Ethics
Practice of deciding what is right and wrong in a reasoned impartial manner
Impartiality
Idea that the same ethical standards are applied to everyone
