Introduction to Law: Key Concepts & Legal Systems

INTRODUCTION TO LAW
QUYNH NGUYEN, LLM
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Main contents
1. Nature of law
2. Law making
3. Dispute Settlement –Court system
4. Dispute Settlement –Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR)
5. Administrative Law
6. Criminal Law
7. Business Organisations
8. Business Transactions (Contract)
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Definition of law
The law is a set of rules, enforceable by the
courts, which regulates the government of the
state and governs the relationship between
the state and its citizens and between one
citizen and another.
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Classification of law
◦Public and Private Law
◦Criminal and Civil Law
◦Common Law and Civil Law
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Public law vs. Private law
◦Public law is concerned with the relationship
between the state and its citizens.
◦Private law is primarily concerned with the
rights and duties of individuals towards each
other.
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