Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Civil and public law


Firstly, comparing civil law with public law there are many disparities between it. All the ructions in the state among the citizens are concerned by civil law. However, the areas of law which involve the state as one of the parties to an action are concerned by public law. Secondly, the civil law consists of these parts: contracts, torts, trusts and probate. Contrary to the civil law, public law consists of crimes, constitutional law and international law.
Also, there are differences between civil and criminal procedures. The defendant can lose his liberty or even can be executed if his case is criminal. However, the punishments in a civil action usually are financial. For that reason, evidence is more important in a criminal action than in a civil one.
The description of the case has distinctions too. After taking a look at the description of the case, it becomes clear who the plaintiff is and who the defendant is.
On the other hand, there are some similarities between criminal and civil law. A civil action can become a criminal if the loser of the case does not agree to pay the legal costs of the prosecution or to pay money to the winner of the action.

3 comments:

Sandrute said...

I think this topic is really good, because there are many linking words, a good introduction and a good main body, a good vocabulary. It is interesting to read.

jurate said...

I strongly agree with Sandrute!!! There are many new words for me, so it was usefull to read for me! :)

Sandrute said...

I think it is good composition, I like to read it! There are many new words and interesting minds.