Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: European Union Law, Precedent, Positive Law
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Substantial part of law exists in form of rules: How people should behave ex; do not steal . Define a term ex; article 1 of the international convention on the. Create competency ex; the secretary-general of the united nations shall convene the initial meeting of the committee at the headquarters of the. Other types of rules a religion (e. g. , the ten commandments) Etiquette (e. g. , eat with a knife and fork ) Legal rules have specific sanctions (incarceration) whereas non-legal rules are less specific. e. g. if someone steals from a shop he will be sanctioned by law. If someone lies, it is wrong so people will avoid that person. (punished but not by law. ) Positive law: positive from latin positus which means laid down . Laws which are explicitly created by means of legislation or judicial decisions. Offers legal certainty: unnecessary to invoke a judge in order to settle a dispute.
