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1. DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION OF LAWS MODULE 1 LEGAL METHODS

2. CRIMINAL LAW CIVIL LAW Concerns Offences against state Disputes between private individuals Purpose of action Preserve order in the community by punishing offenders and deterring others To remedy the wrong which has been suffered Parties Prosecutors prosecutes an accused. Prosecutions are brought in the name of state A claimant sues the defendant Decision An accused may be convicted if he is guilty and acquitted if he is innocent A defendant may be found liable or not Sanctions Imprisonment, fine Damages, injunction, specific order Standard of burden of proof Prosecutor must prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt Claimant must establish his case on the balance of probabilities Examples ???? ??????

3. SUBSTANTIVE LAW PROCEDURAL LAW Elaborates on the structure of the law Elaborates on the steps through which the case passes Defines the rights and duties of citizens Creates the machinery for the enforcement of law Methods and means by which substantive laws is administered

4. PUBLIC LAW PRIVATE LAW Adjustment of relations between person and person Relationship between person and the state Affects society as a whole Affects individuals, families, business Laws of property, contract, family law, corporation Regulating the activities of the state Constitutional law Administrative law Rights and the obligations of the state towards its citizens and vice-versa