BU231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pass Laws, Private Law, Public Law
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Adopted set of mandatory standards that society accepts as predictable and organized behavior necessary for a just society. Legal tools to force compliance with law: civil liability: individuals force compliance civil lawsuits, u sue vs, people sue main focus for this course, regulatory liability: government standards driving tickets, criminal liability: government enforcement. murder. Police/gov sues: oj simpson won criminal suit, loss civil suit. Standard of proof, they only have to proof the balance of proof (51% doubt) vs in criminal suit, which is beyond reasonable doubt. Common sense of a appropriate before it is set juridical. Don"t worry about getting to the results heavy marks on identify legal risks, define relevant law, and apply the law to the situation. Have to see both sides to this course. Public law = gov. v people- r (queen is the hightest governing authority) v _____: tax law, criminal law. Private law = person v person: contract law you know the other party.