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| the enforceable rules of conduct that govern commercial relationships |
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| regulates disputes between private individuals or groups |
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| controls disputes between private individuals or groups and their government e.g. if a store owner dumps waste behind the store in violation of federal laws |
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| delineates the rights and responsibilities implied in relationships between persons and between persons and their government |
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| regulates incidents in which someone commits an act against the public as a whole; e.g. insider trading |
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| based primarily on existing law |
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| the general limits and powers of ]governments (state and federal) as stated in written constitutions |
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| rules and regulations put forth by legislatures; make up statutory law |
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| serve as a basis for some statutory law at the state level |
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| the collection of legal interpretations made by judges; these interpretations are law unless revoked later by new statutory law |
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| the collection of rules and decisions made by administrative agencies; e.g. OSHA or EPA |
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| a binding agreement between two states or international organizations |
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| given by the resident and state governors |
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| ethical laws and principles believed to be morally right and "above" the laws devised by humans; freedom to disobey a law if it is against conscience |
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