AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Uniform Commercial Code, Regulatory Agency, Rulemaking
4 Oct 2020
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Constitutional law: the fundamental principles by which the gov. exercises its authority. Constitution = basis of all law in usa. 10th amendment: states have power that the feds don"t (all states have own const. unless conflicts w/ federal const. ) Statutory law: laws enacted by legislative bodies (not the constitution, case administration) Ordinances: regulations passed by municipal/county law (not covered by fed. law: zoning (land use, building/safety etc. Uniform laws: laws formed by nccusl (national conference of commissioners on uniform. Becomes part of statutory law only if adopted by state (can adopt parts/change) Uniform commercial code (ucc): facilitates commerce among all states by providing rules governing commercial transactions. Parallel to federal agencies ie. state pollution control agency v. environmental protection agency. Specifies the name, composition, purpose and powers of agency. Administrative process: procedure used by admin. agencies in administering the law (involves rulemaking, enforcement, adjudication: rulemaking: formulating new regulations.
