LEGL 2700 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I What is Law A Three Primary Elements B Code of Hammurabi II Types of Law A common law vs civil law B civil law vs criminal law III Sources of Law A U S Constitution B State Constitution Current Lecture Chapters One Fifteen Introduction to Law The Regulation of Business I What is Law A Three Primary Elements 1 has to be a rule 2 has to be laid down by the government 3 has to be enforced by the government written down and publicly available is said to be like a fourth primary element B Code of Hammurabi first written law Babylon 1790 B C II Types of Law These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute A Common law versus Civil law common law judges have a lot more power to apply and interpret the law not all laws come from judges U S is a common law country with the exception of Louisiana civil law judges do not have nearly as much authority Louisiana is civil law B Civil law versus Criminal law civil lawsuit between 2 private parties not same as previous civil law if you are being sued by the government it is civil criminal government filing suit to punish someone for breaking the law government represents everyone the people in these cases if a fine jail time death penalty is at stake than it is criminal III Sources of Law A U S Constitution Most important source of law B State Constitutions Second most important source of law but federal law always trumps state law Only apply in applicable state
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