WHAT IS LAW?
RULES AND REGULATIONS PASSED BY A CONSTITUTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND CONSTITUTION ITSELF AND ARE COMPULSORY TO FOLLOW IS KNOWN AS LAW.
LAW IS DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AS BELOW:
- INTERNATIONAL LAW
- NATIONAL LAW
- PUBLIC LAW
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
- ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- CRIMINAL LAW
- PRIVATE LAW
- CONTRACT LAW
- TORT LAW
- FAMILY LAW
- LAW OF SUCCESSION
- COMPANY LAW
- EMPLOYMENT LAW.
FURTHER UNDERSTANDING FOR TYPES OF LAW.
- INTERNATIONAL LAW: IT IS CONCERNED WITH DISPUTES BETWEEN NATIONS. MUCH OF THIS LAW EMERGES FROM TREATIES SIGNED BETWEEN DIFFERENT NATIONS.
- NATIONAL LAW: THIS APPLIES WITH IN COUNTRY. EACH COUNTRY WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIFIC NATIONAL LAWS.
- PUBLIC LAW: THIS LAW INCLUDES THE STATE OR GOVERNMENT IN SOME WAY.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THIS CONTROLS THE METHOD OF GOVERNMENT AND ANY DISPUTES WHICH ARISES OVER SUCH MATTERS CONCERNING STATE OR GOVERNMENT.
- ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: THIS CONTROLS HOW MINISTERS OF STATE AND PUBLIC BODY SUCH AS LOCAL COUNCILS SHOULD OPERATE.
- CRIMINAL LAW: THIS SETS OUT THE TYPES OF BEHAVIOR WHICH ARE FORBIDDEN AT RISK OF PUNISHMENT.(A PERSON WHO COMMITS A CRIME IS KNOWN AS DEFENDANT OR OFFENDER AND THE PERSON CLAIMING THAT IS KNOWN AS CLAIMANT).
- PRIVATE LAW: THIS IS USUALLY CALLED CIVIL LAW AND CONTROLS THE DISPUTES OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES.
- CONTRACT LAW: INVOLVES TERMS AND CONDITIONS BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS. THEY END UP WITH A TREATY AND IF ONE BREAKS THE TREATY THE OTHER ONE CAN TAKE ACTION.
- TORT LAW: A TORT OCCURS WHERE THE CIVIL LAW HOLDS THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES STILL ONE PERSON OWES A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF SOME KIND TO THE OTHER PERSON AND WHEN ONE PERSON BREACHES THE RESPONSIBILITY THEN TORT OCCURS.
- FAMILY LAW: LAW CONCERNING ABOUT FAMILY DISPUTES SUCH AS MARRIAGES AND DIVORCE ETC.
- LAW OF SUCCESSION: RULES FOR MAKING A VALID WILL.
- COMPANY LAW: AGREEMENTS BETWEEN TWO COMPANIES AND IF ONE COMPANY BREACHES COMPANY LAW MAY OCCUR.
- EMPLOYMENT LAW: RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEE TO COMPANY AND RIGHTS OF COMPANIES TO EMPLOYEE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS.
BRANCHES OF LAW:
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