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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
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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
udes
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