Sources of Law

A Type of Law that defines what acts are crimes

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Criminal Law

• Military Law

This type of law helps settle disputes between people involving money or property

• Criminal Law

• Constitutional Law

• Administrative Law

• Civil Law

Type of laws passed by lawmaking bodies

• Common Law

• Statutory Law

• Military Law

• Constitutional Law

Laws set by judicial decisions based on common sense and previous decisions

• Statutory Law

• Military Law

• Common Law

• Administrative Law

Laws created by government agencies

• Statutory Law

• Common Law

• Code of Hammurabi

• Administrative Law

Law based on the Uniform Code of Military Justice

• Military Law

• Common Law

• Statutory Law

• Constitutional Law

Laws based on the constitution and Supreme Court decisions

• Statutory Law

• Constitutional Law

• Common Law

• Military Law

The oldest known written set of laws. Focused on criminal actions (arrested) and civil law (contracts and money),

• Code of Ur-Nammu

• The Code of the Assura

• Code of Hammurabi

• Draconian Law