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To render a judicial decision.
In the administrative process, this i the trial-like proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and decides issues that arise when an administrative agency charges a person or a firm with violating a law or regulation enforced by the agency. |
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A federal or state government agency established to perform a specific function.
They are authorized by legislative acts to make and enforce rules in order to administer and enforce the acts. |
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| The body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities. |
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| One who presides over an admiistrative agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make determiations of fact. |
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| The procedure used by administrative agencies i administering the law. |
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Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case.
This includes constitutions, statues, and regulations that govern the issue being decided, as well as court decisions that are controlling precedents within the jurisdiction. |
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| The failure to perform a legal obligation. |
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The rules of law announced in court decisions.
This includes the aggregate of reported cases that nterpret judicial precedents, statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions. |
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| A reference to a publication in which a legal authority -such as a statute or a court decision- or other source can be found. |
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| The branch of law dealng with the definition and enforcement of all private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters. |
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| A system of law derived from that of the Roman Empire and based on a code rather than case law; the predominant system of law in the nations of continental Europe and the nations that were once their colonies. In the United States, Louisiana, because of its historical ties to France, has, in part, this. |
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| The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislature. |
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| The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and he constitutions of the various states. |
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Law the defines and governs actions that constitute crimes.
Generally, this has to do with wrongful actions committed against society for which society demands redress. |
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| An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions, particularly those conducted via Internet. |
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| One against whom a lawsuit is brought; the accused person in a criminal proceeding. |
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| A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, composition, purpose, and powers of the agency being created. |
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| Equitable Principles and Maxims |
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| General propositions or principles of law that have to do with fairness. |
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| A school of legal thought that emphasizes the evolutionary process of law and looks to the past to discover what the principles of contemporary law should be. |
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The law that governs relations among nations.
National laws, customs, treaties, and internatonal conferences and organizations are generally considered to be the most important sources of this. |
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| An administrative agencyrule that is simply a statement or opinon issued by the agency explaining how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it enforces. Such rules are not binding on private individuals or organizations. |
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| The science or philosophy of law. |
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| A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. |
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| A school of leal thouht centered on the assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national government.Laws must be obeyed, even if they are unjust, to prevent anarchy. |
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| A school of legal thouht of the 1920s and 1930s that generally advocated a less abstract and more realistic approach to the law, an approach that takes into account customary practices and the circumtances in which transactions take place. This school left a lasting imprint on American jurisprudence. |
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| An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight as a congressionally nacted statute. |
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| Law that pertains to a particular nation (as opposed to international law). |
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The belief that government and the legal system should reflect universal moral and etical principles that are inherent in human nature.
This school is the oldest and one of the most significan schools of legal thought. |
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| A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that becomes part of that state's statutory law. |
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Any legal authority or source of law that a court may look to for guidance but on which it need not rely in making its decision.
This includes cases fom other jurisdictions and secondary sources of law. |
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| One who initiates a lawsuit |
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| A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts. |
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| A document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a statute, an administrative rule, or a court decision. |
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| Law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law. |
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| The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the violation of a right. |
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The process undertaken by an administrative agency when formally adopting a new regulation or amending an old one.
This involves notifying the public of a proposed rule or change and receiving and considering the public's comments. |
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| A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review. |
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| A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society. |
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A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follw the precedents established in prior decisions.
"To stand on decided cases" |
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| A federal or state statute setting the maximum time period during which a certain action can be brought or certain rights enforced. |
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| The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law, administrative law, or case law. |
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| Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and obligations. |
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A model law created by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and/or the American Law Institute for the states to consider adopting.
Each state has the optio of adopting or rejecting all or part of this. If a state adopts the law, it becomes statutory law in that state. |
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