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Argylls Law 1 TSE
Question | Answer |
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Laws | Enforcable rules of conduct in a society |
Code | Laws grouped into an organized form |
Common Law | Law based on the current standards or customs of the people |
Positive Law | Law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
Jurisdiction | The power to decide a case |
Equity | Fairness |
Constitution | A document that sets fourth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs |
Statutes | Law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
Ordinances | Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board of commission |
Case Law | Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases |
Stare Decisis | Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow exsting |
Administrative Agencies | Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws |
Civil Law | A group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them |
Criminal Law | A group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offences against society |
Procedural Law | Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
Substantive Law | Group of laws that define rights and duties |
Ethics | A collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis fro a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong |
Civil Disobedience | An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice |
Utilitarianism | An ethical system that reflects the work of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill |
Business Ethics | The ethical principles used in making business decisions |
Impartiality | The idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone |
Universalizing | To help in determining what is right or wrong |
Business Law | Rules that apply to business situations and transactions |