Mainly, law means a set of rules which governed the community. All the members of the community ought to obey the laws nobody can ‘opt out’ of it, which is the most distinguish feature of law. Law has gained this special place in a human community because it is passed by the parliament. Parliament means the representation of the people. People among the community selected their representatives by casting their votes to them.those who gained the majority from the people will be elected to the parliament.
Most significant feature of a legal system is that ‘Due process’. It consists of three main factors.
- · Openness of the legal proceedings
- · The right to present the story of every party
- · Impartiality of the judge
Branches of law
Basically law can be divided into different categories,
1. Criminal law and civil law, civil law varied in as;
· Law of property
· Law of contract
· Mercantile law
· Law of Delict or Tort
· Family law
· Labour law or Industrial law
2. Public law and private law, public law classified as;
· Criminal law
· Constitutional law
· Administrative law
Reference:-law enterence course book
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