Introduction to Law Ppt

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Introduction to LawLaw and Society

• The evolution of human society• Relationship between Law and

Human Society



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Definition of Law

• Law in its leal sense means those rules

and principles that overn and reulate

social conduct and the observance of

which can be enforced in courts

• It operates to reulate the actions of

persons in respect to one another and in

respect of the entire social roup orsociety



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"ublic Law

• The law which concerns the public or

society as a whole and handles conflicts

between the individual and the state are

#nown as "ublic Law$ "ublic Law can be

divided into three classes%

• &onstitution Law

• 'dministrative Law

• &riminal Law



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"rivate Law

"rivate Law pertains to individuals$ It

handles conflicts between individual

persons$ It is separated into many special

fields such as%

• Law of contract

• Law of 'ency

• Law of sale of oods

• Law of neotiable instruments) etc$ etc$



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Sources of Law

Two types%

• +od iven law ,Islamic Law-

• .an made Law



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Sources of Islamic Law

• The Holy 0uran

• Hadith and Sunnah

• Imaa• 0ayas



Sources of .an .ade Law

1$ Statute Law

3 "rimary leislation

3 Deleated leislation

2$ 4udicial "recedence

!$ The &ommon Law



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"rimary Leislation

• "arliament

,6ational-%

a$ 6ational 'ssembly

b$ Senate

d$ "resident

,"rovincial-%

a$"rovincial 'ssembly

b$+overnor



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Deleated Leislation

Detailed rules and reulations and

procedures framed by the authorised

institutions for day to wor#in) remainin

under the overall ambit of the primary

leislation$



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4udicial "recedence

"revious decisions of superior courts in

cases of similar nature



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The &ommon Law

• &onsists of the principles based on

immemorial customs) and enforced by the

courts$ It is traditionally unwritten law

havin force of public opinion and widely

accepted by the society$

• It can be found in volumes of reported

cases and is common to the whole realm



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Difference between 'ct and

9rdinance

• :hat is an 'ct; ,6ational<"rovincial-

• "rocedure for passin an 'ct$

,6ational<"rovincial-

• :hat is an 9rdinance;

,6ational<"rovincial-

• Issuin an 9rdinance ,6ational<"rovincial-



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Three "illars of State

• Leislature

• =>ecutive

• 4udiciary



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Leislature

• The pillar of the state that ma#es the law$

It includes the followin%

a$ 6ational 'ssembly

b$ Senate

d$ "resident

e$ "rovincial 'ssembliesf$ "rovincial +overnors



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=>ecutive

• The pillar of the state that enforces and

implements the law$

• This includes the police and other law

enforcin authorities



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4udiciary

• The pillar of the state that interprets the

law and ives awards ,decisions- and

sentences as per law$

• This includes law courts) maistrates and

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