LAW 3220 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Precedent, United States Code, Clean Hands

• School: Clemson University
• Department: Law
• Course: LAW 3220
• Professor: virgina ward-vaughn

Document Summary

Law 3220 - unit 1 study guide - spring 2018. Define jurisprudence: science and philosophy of law that defines various approaches to the appropriate function of law and how legal doctrines should be developed and applied. Define statute of limitation : imposes a deadline on when an aggrieved party must file a claim, after the deadline has passed, the party is barred from recovering any losses of damages. Recognize, explain, and give examples of sources of. Classify the law into several broad categories, give examples: constitutional interprets state and federal constitutions; 2: united states code (usc, common law not passed by legislature but made by courts based on previous cases, rooted in british common law, stare decisis, precedent, administrative authorizes exercise of authority by exec. What is the difference between a statute and an. Ordinance: statutes - at the state and federal level, ordinances are local, ex.