distinguish between law and conventions.?
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Laws are enacted by the government of a country and enforced by its courts and public services.  Conventions are agreements between states which the signatories undertake to promulgate by passing the appropriate legislation within their country.  Laws bind individuals, conventions bind countries.
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In the state where you live, the legislature has enacted laws. Some of these laws pertain to the methods and procedure for suing people in court for things which are not crimes. Most states refer to these laws as the "Civil Code". The numbers are probably the various sections or paragraphs of the Civil Code which pertain to a matter concerning you.
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It depends on whether it involves family members or not. Two totally different sets of laws and standards.
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Most of the American codes of law are based upon the English system.  As if we were common brothers under the law.  Therefore to determine the origin of American "common law" you would have to go back to the English System.  This in itself is an insurmountable task, unless you wish to study to be a lawyer, and at that, you wouldn't have enough time in your life to review the whole thing.  Just hit on highlights.
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There is no difference between an act and a law. Acts of Congress are laws.
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Under the category "Politics & Government" there is a subtopic "Law & Ethics." This would be the apporopriate area for legal questions.
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Whose ethics are we talking about here? Law is law, it is generally very black and white, and set by either law makers or statutory law. Ethics are a very personal set of rules, by which each individual run by, much like Morals. Really Morals and Ethics are closer related than Law to either of them. Ethics are to a person as Morals are to a group, in a sense. Laws are drawn on either of these, or neither, however since each group has a different opinion, and more so each individual opinion differs, Laws don't tend to follow every group's Morals and even more so any person's Ethics.
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Rules?There should be compromise.
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Sources of law are caselaw (judge made law), statutes, and the Constitution.
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Yes.  \n\nFor starters, law at least has to define those things which it covers, eg patents, trademarks, houses, shops.\n\nAlready, I suspect you have seen A difference above.  \n\nPatent law will give definitions of exactly what can, and can't be protected by a patent.\n\nProperty law, will define what a building is, the different types, what you can do with them, where you can build them, etc.
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Laws are subjective.  Laws are a GUIDELINE to live.  Some laws aren't specific because legislation to pass specific laws either gets caught up in red tape or the person who submitted it for review didn't give enough proof that their point should be made into a law.\n\nMost laws DO protect you and your property.  But for every minute action there has to be a minute law to cover it and there are just too many small actions. (minute = small)
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law and justice are sometimes in conflict. justice is meted out according to lifestyles, ethnicity ,political affliations,gender,social standings,wealth, to name a few.however the law must prevail in order to be in a civilized society.law must prevail .take your luck on justice.
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convention (n.) A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry. \nconvention (n.) An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war. \nconvention (n.) General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps.
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lol you have a point, but different countries= different laws
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Law is designed to bring order out of chaos. Society cannot survive without laws. Just imagine if there were no laws and everyone did what they want, when they want. It would be anarchy. In the end vigilantism would rule. Still a form of law I guess, but not necessarily a preferred one. Law does not just punish, it also protects, both the innocent and the guilty.
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Legislation is law that is made by Parliament or Congress (or a simular body, usually termed "the Legislature") which is an elected body. \n\nIn countries with a consitution, legislation must be supported by a valid grant of power in the consitution, otherwise it will not be a valid law.\n\nLegislation is one of the ways laws are created. Other means include through the decisions of the Courts (Precedent) or by delegation of legal power to a certain person (usually a Minister or Secretary) to make laws (subordinate or deligated legislation).