Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Roman Law, Ultra Vires, Exchequer Of Pleas

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Chapter 2 introduction to the legal system. Chapter 3 the resolution of disputes the courts alternatives to litigation. Chapter 4 intentional torts & torts impacting business. Chapter 9 the end of the contractual relationship. Natural law theorists law being defined in moral terms, where only good rules are considered law. Legal positivists only rules enacted by those with authority to do so qualify as law. Legal realists those rules that the courts are willing to enforce qualify as law. Law is the body rules made by government that can be enforced by the courts or by other government agencies. Substantive law establishes not only the rights an individual has in society but also the limits on his or her conduct: what you get found in common law or statutes. Procedural law determines how the substantive laws will be enforced: how you get it, found only in statues and regulations.