ECO320Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: General Jurisdiction

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Chapter #3 - intro to law and legal institutions. Legislature make laws by enacting bills which judges apply through interpretation. The rule of law by the english kings court set precedent that future courts were expected to follow. Precedent in common law is similar to accepted interpretation in civil law. Kings court found many laws in areas of crime, property, contract, and tort (accidents) Juries are more commonly used in common law than civil law. Juries have been abolished in many european countries except when looking at serious crime (i. e. murder) Constitution takes precedent over statues, and statues take precedent over rules or common law. Constitutions are usually general and vague so interpretation is important. Institutions of federal and state court systems in the us: In the us, whether at state or federal level, the court systems are organized in three tiers in a hierarchical pyramid.