IHS 3112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: National Institutes Of Health, Public Law, Res Judicata
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Laws continually evolve because of the ever-changing political, social, religious, and personal values of society, which is composed of many cultures that become more intertwined with each new generation. Law: general rules of conduct that are enforced by government, which imposes penalties when prescribed laws are violated. Private law: deals with relationships among individuals: private law is concerned with the recognitions and enforcements of the right and duties of private individuals and organizations, tort and contract actions are two basic types of private laws. The basic sources of law are common law, which is derived from judicial decisions, statutory law, which emanates from the federal and state legislatures, and administrative law, prescribed by administrative agencies. Common law: body of principles that have evolved and expanded from judicial decisions: has roots i(cid:374) (cid:862)reaso(cid:374) a(cid:374)d justi(cid:272)e(cid:863) for all. The decisions of the supreme court of the united states are highest in the hierarchy of decisional law with respect to federal legal questions.
