BLW 3013 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: List Of Amendments To The United States Constitution, Commercial Speech, First Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: UTSA
• Department: Business Law
• Course: BLW 3013
• Professor: Manuel C.Rodriguez Jr

Document Summary

C h. 2 h is tory & s ources of a merican l aw. L aw: a s et of rules es tablis hed by a government, a controlling body, cas es or s tatutes , that members of s ociety mus t follow. L eg al s ys tem : a s ys tem of es tablis hed laws . D es igned to promote fairnes s and order. C ivil / c ode l aw s ys tem : a s ingle comprehens ive code and laws were es tablis hed to reference this code. R oots of m odern c iv il law: r oman e mpire. C om m on l aw s ys tem (c as e law): j udge-made law. J udges make decis ions bas ed on individual cas es that create a body of rules and principles .