Pillars of Civil Law
November 27, 2009
Law is a system which has many rules, regulations, enactments, provisions and procedures. Law gives shape to every sphere such as politics, economy, society and there are many anti-social elements which stand as a threat to the society and all of these can be corrected by the application of social laws. For instance a contract law deals with agreement of contract between individuals and contract law states certain rules and regulations to follow and these are violated, law stands and takes up corrective measures. Similarly there are several other laws such as property law, real property law, trust law and law of torts.
Trust law pertains to assets which are invested as financial investment and security whereas tort law deals with claims of persons and rights to that effect. In between, if there had been a commitment of crime, the provisions of criminal law can be applied to punish the guilty. Every constitution has a law and the framework and creation of law is aimed at protecting the interests of people and with this motive, political representatives are elected.
Administrative law is used to guide government agencies and international law states that all the sovereign nations have to collectively work and collaborate through the medium of bilateral, collateral and military regulations. In 350 B.C.Greek Philosopher Aristotle said that the rule of law is better than the rule of an individual.
Legal system is very elaborative with lot of responsibilities in many ways. Law is a source of information that deals with history, philosophy, sociology and economy. In democratic government, the laws govern the politicians and in the matters of corporate system, law prevails for every action and event in the matters of corporate laws. Legal profession is a very special profession that it requires a bachelor degree and work experience to enter into legal practice. The demand for attorneys is very huge with the fact that, the enactments, provisions and procedures have to be understood by legal professional and in order to make common people understand about legal procedures and regulations.
International law has mainly three areas which are public international law, conflict law and European Union law. Public International law is about the relationship between sovereign nations. Some of the sources of public international law are practices and customs between sovereign nations such as Geneva Conventions. International Labor Organisation, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organisation have a very special status as represented by United Nations.
Conflict of laws is about legal disputes that arise between parties and these have to heard before any jurisdiction law is applied. In the matters of businesses and trade, when there are conflicts, these can be solved by applying conflict laws and jurisdictions also come in the process of decision making. New York Convention 1958 is adopted by increasing number of businesses for commercial arbitration. European Union Law is another important law which increases the presence of global economy and there are many regional agreements in the Union of South American Nations to follow the same model of European Union Law.
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