BUSLAW - Ch 7 Civil Law Procedure

System of laws which regulate personal or private matters and governs disputes between individuals

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law
• Sports Law
• Common Law

Person who brings a case against another in a court of law

• Defendant
• Plaintiff
• Bailiff
• Juror

Person who the case is brought against in a court of law

• Defendant
• Plaintiff
• Bailiff
• Juror

Deals with agreements between two or more parties, each of which is obligated to hold up their portion of an agreement

• Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Tort Law
• Common Law

Set of laws which provides remedies to individuals who have been injured by the wrongful acts of others

• Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Tort Law
• Common Law

When a person acts with intent to cause harm or injury

• Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Intentional Tort
• Common Law

When someone has a strict duty to ensure something is safe

• Contract Law
• Strict Liability
• Intentional Tort
• Common Law

When a person acts with reckless disregard of another person without intent to cause harm

• Contract Law
• Strict Liability
• Intentional Tort
• Negligence

Laws which deal with property owned by a person or entity

• Contract Law
• Strict Liability
• Family Law
• Property Law

Branch of civil law which deals with issues affecting families

• Contract Law
• Strict Liability
• Family Law
• Property Law