Types of Laws
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There are three main types of law: 1) Criminal law protects society by limiting behaviors and keeping order. 2) Civil law provides remedies when people are in conflict but no laws were broken. 3) Public law guides actions to be fair for all, such as constitutional, administrative, and statutory law.
Types of Laws
- 1. Types of Laws For use with section 15.2
- 2. Three types of law a) criminal law to protect people from deliberate or reckless harm; laws directly written to limit people’s behavior to keep society orderly and safe b) civil law to find remedies when two people come into conflict when there is no law broken c) public law to guide people’s actions in order to be fair and equitable to everyone, such as Constitutional law, administrative law, statutory law
- 3. What is the adversary court system? the system in the United States in which the courtroom serves as an arena in which lawyers for opposing sides present their strongest cases ◦ going back to trial by combat, there has been a long history of facing off against your opponent when trying to determine an outcome ◦ today the opponents compete in their knowledge and use of the laws not physical strength or fighting prowess ◦ plaintiff (prosecution) and defendant question witnesses, show evidence all in an attempt to
- 4. In a court case, what is the difference between the plaintiff and the defendant? The plaintiff is the party that brings the charges, and the defendant is the party that is accused ◦ defendant is the one attempting to maintain his innocence ◦ plaintiff is the one complaining ◦ in a criminal case, the plaintiff is called the prosecution and represents society and is referred to as “the people”
- 5. Two types of crimes crimes against people crimes against property • murder, • rape • kidnapping • robbery • burglary • arson
- 6. Torts A person may suffer an injury and claim that another party is responsible because of negligence ◦ a person will sue for injury, damages, and punitive damages ◦ punitive damages are a penalty against the defendant designed to prevent the defendant from committing the action again as well as deter other from taking the same action
- 7. Three Other Types of Law a) Constitutional Law deals with the formation, construction, and interpretation of constitutions cases involving the limits of government power and the rights of individuals
- 8. Three Other Types of Law b) Administrative Law the rules and procedures that guide the executive branch and departments in the way they carry out laws
- 9. Three Other Types of Law c) Statutory Law laws that regulate behaviors and procedures to be followed by citizens violation of these are usually not considered crimes unless so stated in the statute