Sociology 2260A/B Lecture 2: lecture 2

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2260A/B
• Professor: Brenda Kobayashi

Document Summary

Substantive law: consists of rights, duties and probations administered by courts, which behaviours are allowed and prohibited. For example under the criminal code, prohibits certain behaviours, first and second degree murder. Procedural law: rules concerning how substantial laws are to be administered, enforced, changed and used by players in the legal system. Rules regarding trial procedures and taking evidence and presenting evidence, jury selection. Private law: concerned with relationships between individuals or organizations, or individuals and individuals, or organizations and organizations, for example: family laws. Public law: structure of the government, duties and powers of officials and relationships between individual and state. Civil law: known as private law, violation of civil law is called a tort. Statute: a written law passed by a legislator, signifies the elevation from a bill to a law, Statutory law: encompasses all status passed by legislators.