LAW 122 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Small Claims Court, Contributory Negligence, Vicarious Liability

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 122
• Professor: Stan Benda

Document Summary

Appellant the party who attacks the decision of the lower court. Arbitration a process in which a third person makes a decision on the parties. Civil law private law is part of civil (contracts. Common law concerned with judge-made legal precedent. Use past cases to help current case. Defendant the person committing the tort (wrong) offending party. Jurisdiction a geographical area that uses the same set of laws. Paralegal is not a lawyer but provides legal advice and services. Plaintiff innocent (reasonable person) injured party. Respondent the party who defends the decision of the lower court. Statutes rule or law made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. Public law the ways governments deal with their citizens. Constitutional law provides the basic rules of our political and legal systems: who is entitled to create & enforce laws, & establishes the right and freedoms. Administrative law creation and operation of a business.