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A rule of comduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong.
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| primarly concerned with rules of business transactions |
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| Explain why we have laws? |
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| We have laws to provide a stable framework to keep society operating as smoothly and just as possible |
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Judicial decisions - Precedents
Constitutions- Bill of rights
Statutes-Codes
Administrative agency orders - can make laws and codes |
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Distinguish among crimes, torts, and ethics.
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Crimes are offenses against society as a whole.
Ethics is the study of the morality of conduct, its motives and duties
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Distinguish among crimes, torts, and ethics.
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Crimes are offenses against society as a whole.
Ethics is the study of the morality of conduct, its motives and duties
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What are the objectives of the law |
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Law seeks to establish rules so we will be able to resolve disputes and set rules of conduct for many transactions so we will know how to avoid disputes. This is to establish a stable framework to keep society operating smoothly.
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