CRIM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Juvenile Court, Sexual Assault, Shoplifting
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Origins of law: code of hammurabi in babylon. Lex talionis ( an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth : mosaic code of israelites. God passed on laws to tribes of israel: us system is based on the common law of medieval england. Permanent body of judges that made decisions over major crimes. Statute: a law enacted by congress (federal law) or by a state legislature (state law: statutory law. Code or ordinance: law enacted by a local lawmaking body (county board or city council: municipal laws. Takes precedence over any conflicts: federal statutes. Civil and criminal laws enacted by congress: administrative laws. Orders, directives, regulations for federal agencies: federal common law. Published laws by supreme court and circuit courts of appeal that must be followed by lower courts in federal or state system. State constitutional rulings that may give greater protection or rights than federal constitution (but not less: state statutes.
