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What is Law? commands, backed by threat of sanctions, from a sovereign, to whom people have a habit of obedience a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction

Law is a binding custom or practice of a community; a rule or mode of conduct or action that is prescribed or formally recognized as binding by a supreme controlling authority or is made obligatory by a sanction (as an edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, rule, judicial decision, or usage) made, recognized, or enforced by the controlling authority

Areas of LawPublic LawPrivate LawBusiness Law

Public Law is that part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and those relationships between individuals which are of direct concern to the society. Some of the laws that its wide scope covers are:

Administrative law - laws that govern government agencies, like the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Constitutional laws are laws that protect citizens' rights as afforded in the Constitution

Criminal laws are laws that relate to crime

Municipal laws are ordinances, regulations and by-laws that govern a city or town

International laws are laws that oversee relations between nations

Private Law affects the rights and obligations of individuals, families, businesses and small groups and exists to assist citizens in disputes that involve private matters. Its scope is more specific than public law and covers:

Contract law - governs rights and obligations of those entering into contracts

Tort law - rights, obligations and remedies provided to someone who has been wronged by another individual

Property law - governs forms of property ownership, transfer and tenant issues

Succession law - governs the transfer of an estate between parties

Family law - governs family-related and domestic-related issues

Business Law, also known as commercial law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law.

Legal Institutions

JudiciaryLegislature

ExecutiveMilitary & police

Bureaucracy