legal research and writing chapters
1- Questions and Answers/
2023 -2024 / Verified.
legal research - -process of finding the law that applies to a
clients problem
-legal analysis - -process of determining how the law applies to
the problem
-law - -body of enforceable rules that govern individual and
group conduct in a society
-enacted law - -body of law adopted by the people or legislative
bodies. Including: constitutions, statutes, and regulations
-constitution - -governing document adopted by the people
-statutes - -laws passed by legislative bodies. declare rights or
duties, or command or prohibit certain conduct.
-administrative law - -body of law consisting of the rules and
regulations of administrative agencies and the court opinions
interpreting them
, -common law - -law created by courts in the absence of enacted
law
-case law - -broader range of law than common law, includes
laws created by courts in the absence of enacted law but also law
created when courts interpret or apply enacted law
-jurisdiction - -extent of a courts authority to hear and resolve
specific disputes
-subject matter jurisdiction - -courts authority over the types and
kinds of cases it may hear and decide
-concurrent jurisdiction - -exists when more than one court has
the authority to deal with the same subject matter. The plaintiff
chooses the court in which to file the case
-trial court - -court where the matter is heard and decided
-questions of law - -judge decides what the law is or how it
applies in a case
-questions of fact - -jury decides whether a person performed a
certain act
1- Questions and Answers/
2023 -2024 / Verified.
legal research - -process of finding the law that applies to a
clients problem
-legal analysis - -process of determining how the law applies to
the problem
-law - -body of enforceable rules that govern individual and
group conduct in a society
-enacted law - -body of law adopted by the people or legislative
bodies. Including: constitutions, statutes, and regulations
-constitution - -governing document adopted by the people
-statutes - -laws passed by legislative bodies. declare rights or
duties, or command or prohibit certain conduct.
-administrative law - -body of law consisting of the rules and
regulations of administrative agencies and the court opinions
interpreting them
, -common law - -law created by courts in the absence of enacted
law
-case law - -broader range of law than common law, includes
laws created by courts in the absence of enacted law but also law
created when courts interpret or apply enacted law
-jurisdiction - -extent of a courts authority to hear and resolve
specific disputes
-subject matter jurisdiction - -courts authority over the types and
kinds of cases it may hear and decide
-concurrent jurisdiction - -exists when more than one court has
the authority to deal with the same subject matter. The plaintiff
chooses the court in which to file the case
-trial court - -court where the matter is heard and decided
-questions of law - -judge decides what the law is or how it
applies in a case
-questions of fact - -jury decides whether a person performed a
certain act
