Civil law

States is composed of two different laws when it involving law litigation, which are civil and criminal. Civil laws, according to Melvin (2011), “are designed to compensate parties for losses as a result of another’s conduct” (Melvin, 2011, p. 18). Criminal law, on the other hand, is a set of rules and regulations that define behaviors prohibited by the government, in which it protects the safety of society. One of the essential differences between civil and criminal law is in the punishment.…

All legal systems recognize, create, vary and enforce obligations; this isn’t an accident. Obligations are central to the social role of law and explaining them is necessary to an understanding of law’s authority and, therefore, its nature; these also include a moral obligation to obey. As a matter of course, throughout the human history, the subjects of a state had obeyed the sovereign power. But how does one acquire such an obligation, and how many people have really done what is necessary to…

Law is an integral part of society; it is what guides humanity away from anarchy and pandemonium. However, just as easily as law leads people to morality, it can become overreaching and command them into forcible submission to authority. Both divine laws, those derived from the biblical teachings of God, and civil law, or the laws set forth by authority figures of society, can often become obstacle in man’s venture for self-consciousness, however. In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, Meursault lacks…

own legal system and most of the countries follow civil law and common law. Although they are different, these legal systems’ purpose is to regulate and control people’s actions. They are part of people’s social life and civilization. Common Law system is followed by over 80 countries in the world and approximately 150 countries are civil law countries. The USA, Great Britain, and other countries that were colonies of these countries follow common law. France, Germany and other European, East…

there are many different areas of law. Usually, the English Legal System separate into two branches, which are civil law and criminal law. Criminal law is a type of public law where the government or the state will take up an action against the accused of crime. Conversely, civil law is a form of private law where the victim will sue a wrong dual who is also a citizen. Therefore, there are differences between criminal law and civil law. The objective of criminal law are acting as a detergent…

that luxury of living under reasonable, fair, and just laws. Civil disobedience has occurred throughout history for a wide variety of reasons. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it does not. People partake in civil disobedience in an attempt to change the way society views certain laws because they are passionate that change needs to be made. When done peacefully, civil disobedience can positively impact society. Martin Luther King Jr. broke laws, norms, and customs, but we do not view him as a…

Natural Law vs. Positive Law In spite of the personal opposition to the issue of slavery, President Abraham Lincoln took office in 1861 citing his constitutional duty of keeping the nation together rather than abolishing slavery. Lincoln intended to reunite the Union. Nonetheless, there were critical issues during the war, which compelled him to contend with slavery under his leadership. Some of these issues include enormous military losses and the high number of slaves who had the opportunity…

Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during the criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. Forensic comes from two Latin words forum and forensic which mean open in court, public. The meaning of the word forensic is relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Forensic is a field of science work together to…

camp in 2012 but it erred in determining the next plot. The original plaintiff reviewed the provisions of the Federal Civil Transactions Law No. (5) of 1985, the articles (247- 267 – 292 – 884 – 888 – 889) which affords aggrieved compensation from avoiding the contract. As reported in the provision of both article (88) and article (90) of the federal commercial transactions law No. (18) of 1993 in…

were a set of laws that limited the freedom of African-Americans. The primary purpose of black codes was to restrict blacks’ labor and activity. In 1877, Reconstruction era ended which caused the abolishment of the black codes. The end of reconstruction sparked the formation of Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws, started in 1876, are public racial segregation laws. Jim Crow laws made blacks feel like…