01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tazir, Durham Rule, Alter Ego
19 Oct 2016
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Law: a rule that conducts a certain behavior. Statutory law: writte(cid:374) la(cid:449) (cid:862)la(cid:449) o(cid:374) the (cid:271)ooks(cid:863) Penal code: written form of criminal law. 2 types of statutory law: substantive criminal laws: defines crimes; specific punishments, procedural laws: specifies methods to be used in enforcing substantive laws. Case law: law that results from judicial decisions. Common law: u(cid:374)(cid:449)ritte(cid:374) rules, so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)usto(cid:373)s; (cid:862)(cid:271)less you(cid:863); (cid:374)or(cid:373)s. Rule of law (supremacy of law): orderly society must be governed by established rules. Criminal law (penal law) rules that define of punishment for offenses. Civil law governs the relationships between people, businesses, groups, etc. Tort: a wrongful act, damage, or injury not involving a breach of conduct: a personal wrong, not a crime. Administrative law: rules that governments use to control activities of businesses, individuals and. Precedent: an earlier event that used as an example to a new circumstance. Felony: offense punishable by death or imprisonment for at least one year (big crimes)
