LEGL 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Intentional Tort, Transact, Strict Liability
8 Jan 2019
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Rules of law the courts use to determine that substantive law applies. Legislation proposed by a legislative body such as the u. s. congress. Act has a meaning identical to law, or statute Administrative law the legal principles involved in the workings of administrative agencies within the regulatory process. Breach of contract a party"s failure to perform some contracted-for or agreed-upon act, or failure to comply with a duty imposed by law. The reference identifying how to find a case. The area of law governing the rights and duties between private parties as compared with criminal law. This term also describes the system of codifying law in many countries as compared with the judicial orientation of the common law system. Codes a compilation of legislation enacted by a federal, state, or local government. Common law the body of law deriving from judicial decisions as opposed to legislatively enacted statutes and administrative regulations.
