LGS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: General Jurisdiction, In Rem Jurisdiction, In Personam
23 Aug 2016
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Consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. The u. s. constitution and the constitutions of the various states. Statutory law: including laws passed by congress, state legislatures, or local governing bodies. Regulations created by administrative agencies: such as the food and drug administration. Civil law: spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons and their governments, and the relief available when a person"s rights are violated. Criminal law: concerned with wrongs committed against the public as a whole, criminal acts are defined and prohibited by local, state, or federal government statutes. Jurisdiction the power to speak the law. In personam jurisdiction: person jurisdiction, a particular court can exercise in personam jurisdiction over any person or business that resides in a certain geographic area. In rem jurisdiction: jurisdiction over the thing, a court can exercise in rem jurisdiction over property that is located within boundaries.
