Describe the differences between criminal and civil law, substantive and procedural law, and business law and other forms of law.
Civil laws govern offenses against individuals while criminal law addresses offenses against society. Procedural law deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties while substantive law defines rights and duties for all conduct except that involved in enforcement. Business law specifically covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions; however, other kinds of laws may also affect business practices.
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- How are ethics reflected in laws?
- Think about consequences-based ethics and rule-based ethical reasoning. Write a brief paragraph describing a scenario in which breaking the rules has an ethical outcome.
- How are ethical decisions reasoned out?
- How does the majority rule principle demonstrate consequences-based reasoning in our laws?
- Why do the two forms of ethical reasoning, consequences-based and rule-based, usually result in the same decision, and what is the probable cause when they do not?
- How are conflicts between constitutional, statutory, case, and administrative laws resolved?
- How are constitutional, statutory, case, and administrative laws created?
- How can a single act violate more than one kind of law, such as both civil law and criminal law? Give an example.
- What determines whether a particular law, statute, ordinance, or regulation is valid?
- How is power allocated between federal, state, and local governments?
- Identify the origin of the U.S. legal system.
- Describe the differences between common law and positive law.
- Explain the stages in the growth of law.
- What powers do the courts have when personal or private property is damaged or destroyed?
- Why do societies need laws and courts?