LAW 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Legal Realism, W. M. Keck Observatory, Arbitration
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Secondary sources of law what are they and what is their purpose. Sources of law that have no independent authority or legally binding effect but can be used to illustrate a point or clarify a legal issue. Compare and contrast : public v private, substantive v. procedural, civil v common, civil v criminal. Private: recognized as binding between two parties even though no specific statute or regulation provides for the right of the parties. Ex- suppose claude hires pablo to paint a portrait of claude"s wife, and when it is done cluade doesn"t like it and refuses to pay. Substantive: provide individuals with rights and create certain duties. Procedural: provide a structure and set out rules for pursuing substantive rights. Civil: are designed to compensate parties for losses in a result of anothers conduct. (losses=damages) Criminal: a protection of society, and the violation of criminal laws results in penalties to the violator such a s fines or imprisonment.
