Legal Systems and Laws in Architecture

What is the body of rules of a society that is enforceable through a system of courts?

• Legal System

• Common Law

• Civil Law

• Statutory Law

What is a legal system?

• A framework of rules and procedures

• A set of laws created by legislatures

• A type of customary law

• A system of international law

What are the sources of law?

• Origins of laws

• Types of legal systems

• Judicial decisions

• Customary practices

What is jurisprudence?

• The philosophy and theory of law

• A type of statutory law

• A legal system

• A customary law

What is civil law?

• A legal tradition involving relations between private individuals.

• A type of criminal law.

• A system of international law.

• A customary law.

What is customary law?

• Established patterns of behavior that can be objectively verified

• Laws created by legislatures

• A type of statutory law

• A legal system

What is the official name of the legal system used in Communist states?

• Socialist Law

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• International Law

What is statutory law?

• Written law set down by a legislature

• Laws based on tradition and custom

• A type of customary law

• A legal system

What is non-statutory law?

• Sources of law other than statutory law

• Laws created by legislatures

• A type of customary law

• A legal system

What are examples of statutory laws?

• Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees

• Common Laws, Civil Laws

• Customary Laws, Religious Laws

• International Laws, Socialist Laws