What is Civil Law?
مرسل: الجمعة ديسمبر 05, 2008 11:51 pm[align=center]What is Civil Law?
Definition of Civil Law--Civil law seeks to resolve non-criminal disputes such as disagreements over the meaning of contracts, property ownership, divorce, child custody, and damages for personal and property damage. A civil court is a place where people can solve their problems with people peacefully. The function of civil law is to provide a legal remedy to solve problems. Sometimes civil law is based on a state or federal statute; at other times civil law is based on a ruling by the court.
Types of Civil Cases
Civil law covers a wide spectrum of topics. Some of these topics are:
consumer law
international law
agricultural law
employment law
animal law
entertainment law
business law
family law
sports law
tax law
intentional torts such as libel, slander, defamation of character, battery and assault.
negligence
Parties in a Civil Law Case
Plaintiff--the person who feels he or she has not been treated fairly by another person and seeks a solution in a civil court. This party has the burden of proving that he or she was treated unfairly.
Defendant--the person who the plaintiff claims has treated him or her unfairly.[/align]
Definition of Civil Law--Civil law seeks to resolve non-criminal disputes such as disagreements over the meaning of contracts, property ownership, divorce, child custody, and damages for personal and property damage. A civil court is a place where people can solve their problems with people peacefully. The function of civil law is to provide a legal remedy to solve problems. Sometimes civil law is based on a state or federal statute; at other times civil law is based on a ruling by the court.
Types of Civil Cases
Civil law covers a wide spectrum of topics. Some of these topics are:
consumer law
international law
agricultural law
employment law
animal law
entertainment law
business law
family law
sports law
tax law
intentional torts such as libel, slander, defamation of character, battery and assault.
negligence
Parties in a Civil Law Case
Plaintiff--the person who feels he or she has not been treated fairly by another person and seeks a solution in a civil court. This party has the burden of proving that he or she was treated unfairly.
Defendant--the person who the plaintiff claims has treated him or her unfairly.[/align]