Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Public Law, Private Law, Procedural Law
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Public law = part of the law in which the government as such plays a role. 4 branches; criminal law, constitutional law, administrative law, public international law. Private law = part of law in which the government as such does not play a role. Property law, contract law, tort law (compensation of damage when no contract) Substantive law consists of rules that give people rights and determine what people should do. Procedural law provides the rules for court procedures and for the organization of the judiciary + how judicial orders can be enforced. Rules most of them can be analysed as having conditional structure. They have a condition part (states when rule is applicable) and a conclusion part (indicating the consequences of applied rule). Operative facts the facts of a case that match the conditions. Legal consequences make a fact an operative fact. e. g. ; a court sentences a criminal suspect.
