LAW 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: United States Code, United States Reports, Legal Aspects Of Computing
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U. s. constitution supreme law of the land: applies throughout u. s, all other laws must be constitutional . Statutory law: federal and states statutes: ordinances local (city of springfield, uniform laws uniform commercial code. Administrative law: federal agencies, state and local agencies, rules and regulations. Case law: judge made decisions of court cases, no less important (jurisdiction doesn"t care what law is or case says in missouri if you"re in kentucky) Early english courts: american law is based largely on english common law which was based largely on traditions, social customs, rules and cases dating back to 1066 a. d, at common law, there were two separate court systems. Courts of law awarding money damages. Courts of equity non monetary relief based on notions of justice and fair dealing . Federal and state courts have consolidated remedies at law and equity: remedy = relief (two are interchangeable)
