Classification of law
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Public law
The law that deals with the powers and obligations of governments and citizens.
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Private law
The law that regulates relationships between individuals, companies, and organizations.
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Criminal court procedures
The process of handling criminal cases, involving a prosecutor, defendant, burden of proof, standard of proof, plea options, evidence presentation, jury verdict, and sentencing.
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Civil court procedures
The process of handling civil cases, involving a plaintiff, defendant, burden of proof, standard of proof, pleadings, discovery, settlement options, court jurisdiction, and potential use of a smaller jury.
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Common law systems
Legal systems based on a combination of court judgments and statute law, derived from the English legal system.
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Civil law systems
Legal systems based on a written code of law made by parliament and applied by judges, derived from Roman law.
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