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Unformatted text preview: 2) Criminal Cases (seek punishment for wrongdoer) Another distinction in law 1) Substantive Law (defines rights and duties) 2) Procedural Law (enforcing those rights and duties) Sources of Law 1) Constitutions (Federal and States) 2) Legislation • Statute or act • Ordinance • Code • Statutory Construction (How the courts interpret and apply the meaning of legislation) 3) Administrative Agencies 4) Case Law (Judicial Decisions) • Opinions • Precedents • Advantages: • Stare Decisis • Disadvantages: 2 Legal Studies Chapter 1-Flow Chart 02/22/09 Intro to Law • Volume of cases • Conflicting Precedents • Dicta • Rejection of precedents • Conflicts of law Legal Sanctions 1) Sanctions 2) Remedy 3) Breach of Contract • Compensatory Damages • Specific Performance 4) Tort • Intentional • Negligence • Strict Liability • Punitive (exemplary) damages 5) Corporate Governance 3...
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- Fall '07
- Reed
- Law, Common Law, Constitutional Law Administrative Law, 1-Flow Chart Intro, Chapter 1-Flow Chart
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