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Classification of law

Law (includes):
1. National law –
i. Public law - (Constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law)
ii. Private (civil) law – (contract, law, tort, family, company, banking, others)
2. International law
 There is multilateral law where multiple countries agree on something.
 There is bilateral law where 2 countries agree on something.

Notes:
 International law is obeyed via consent, whereas national law does not include consent.
 Private law only bounds a person when they have a link to it. Example is someone isn’t
subject to banking law if they don’t have a bank account.
 Public law bounds every person living in the country at the time.
 Civil law deals with someone’s rights, duties, and liability.
 Criminal case deals with offenses against the law.
 Constitutional cases deal with human rights.

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