Types of Laws & Criminal Trial Process

The type of law that is the supreme law of the land with which all other laws must comply.

• Administrative Law

• Constitutional Law

• Statutory Law

• Civil Law

The body of law enacted by legislative bodies of a state or federal government

• Statutory Law

• Regulatory Law

• Criminal Law

Frequently referred to as "case law", these are laws established by judicial decisions or precedents.

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Criminal Law

• Statutory Law

Laws that regulate the operations and procedures of government agencies

• Constitutional Law

• Procedural Law

• Statutory Law

• Administrative Law

Laws that define the rights and duties of citizens and prohibits conduct, it is created by legislation and judicial action.

• Criminal Law

• Substantive Law

• Procedural Law

• Common Law

Laws that establish the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law.

• Procedural Law

• Civil Law

• Administrative Law

• Criminal Law

Laws that are used as a means of social control that limit the conduct of citizens by defining unacceptable behavior.

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Case Law

• Criminal Law

Laws which are a means of resolving conflicts between individuals.

• Constitutional Law

• Civil Law

• Administrative Law

• Procedural Law

The violation of a criminal law is called a:

The violation of a civil law is called a: