CPCU 530 - Chapter 1 Introduction to US Law
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Procedures to help disputes without ligation, including arbitration, mediation,
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1 Doctrine of stare decisis 2 Administrative Law
Alternative dispute dispute
3 Substantive Law 4
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Terms in this set (43)
, Doctrine of stare decisis The principle that lower courts must follow
precedents set by higher courts
Equity Fairness, or a body of principles constituting what
is fair and right
Criminal Law The branch of law that imposes penalties for
wrongs against society
Civil Law A classification of law that applies to legal matters
not governed by criminal law and that protects
rights and provides remedies for breaches of
duties owed to others
Substantive Law A classification of law that creates, defines and
regulates parties' rights, duties and powers
Procedural Law A classification of law that prescribes the steps, or
processes, for enforcing the rights and duties
defined by substantive law
Equal Protection Clause A part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US
Constitution prohibiting state laws that discriminate
unfairly or arbitrarily, and requiring equal treatment
to all persons under like circumstances and
conditions
National Association of Insurance An association of insurance commissioners from
Commissioners (NAIC) the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and the
five US territories and possessions, whose purpose
is to coordinate insurance regulation activities
among the various state insurance departments
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Procedures to help disputes without ligation, including arbitration, mediation,
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1 Doctrine of stare decisis 2 Administrative Law
Alternative dispute dispute
3 Substantive Law 4
resolution
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Terms in this set (43)
, Doctrine of stare decisis The principle that lower courts must follow
precedents set by higher courts
Equity Fairness, or a body of principles constituting what
is fair and right
Criminal Law The branch of law that imposes penalties for
wrongs against society
Civil Law A classification of law that applies to legal matters
not governed by criminal law and that protects
rights and provides remedies for breaches of
duties owed to others
Substantive Law A classification of law that creates, defines and
regulates parties' rights, duties and powers
Procedural Law A classification of law that prescribes the steps, or
processes, for enforcing the rights and duties
defined by substantive law
Equal Protection Clause A part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US
Constitution prohibiting state laws that discriminate
unfairly or arbitrarily, and requiring equal treatment
to all persons under like circumstances and
conditions
National Association of Insurance An association of insurance commissioners from
Commissioners (NAIC) the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and the
five US territories and possessions, whose purpose
is to coordinate insurance regulation activities
among the various state insurance departments
