Question

1. Explain our court system to someone new to this country.

2. Explain the classifications of law for criminal and civil law.

Answer 1

2. Explain the classifications of law for criminal and civil law.

1- Criminal and Civil Law = Criminal Lawis the law under which the government prosecutes someone for committing a crime. Civil Lawconcerns obligations that privateparties owe each other…when one private party sues another.

2 – Substantive Law and Procedural Law = Substantive Lawsets the rights and duties of people as they act in society. Procedural Lawcontrols the behavior of government bodies (mainly courts) as they establish and enforce rules of substantive law.

3 – Public and Private Law = Public Lawconcerns the powers of government and the relations between government and private parties. Examples include constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law. Private lawestablishes a framework of legal rules that enables parties to set the rights and duties they owe each other. Examples include the rules of contract, property and agency.