Law terms

Substantitve law

dela with what the rules are

criminal law

the soutcome in intended to punish (penalties)

civil law

the outcome is intended to make a party whole (remedies)

procedural law

deals with how the rules are enforced

public law

involves a person’s relationship to the state and it deals with fundamental rights

stare decisisis

means “to stand as decided”

private law

involve’s a person’s relationship to another who is not the state and it deals with economic matters

constitution

the primary source of all law

statutory law

status and ordinances enacted by elected officials.

case law

decisions of judges in actual cases a

administrative law

regulations of governmental agencies