Monday, February 26, 2007

Civil and public law summary


There are five categories in English Civil law and three categories in English Public law. Civil law solves contestations among citizens within a country. Public law solves contestations between citizens and the state, or between state and another. In Civil law defendant has to pay a fine or legal costs. In Criminal law defendant can even live life imprisonment. So ,, The standard of proof are higher in a criminal action''. Person that brings a criminal action in civil law is called prosecution, in civil action- plaintiff. Party that is accused in both kinds of action is called defendant. Criminal and Civil law has many similarities and complete each other.

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