Gbl 323 Exam 1 Study Guide

GBL

 323

 Exam

 1

Statutory

 Law:

 Law

 made

 by

 the

 legislative

 branch

 of

 government

Case

 Law:

 Law

 resulting

 from

 judicial

 interpretations

 of

 constitutions

 and

 statutes

Criminal

 Law:

 Composed

 of

 federal

 and

 state

 statutes

 prohibiting

 wrongful

 conduct

 ranging

 from

murder

 to

 fraud

Civil

 Law:

 Law

 governing

 litigation

 between

 two

 parties

Public

 Law:

 Law

 dealing

 with

 the

 relationship

 of

 government

 to

 individual

 citizens

Private

 Law:

 Law

 dealing

 with

 the

 enforcement

 of

 private

 duties

Jurisdiction:

 The

 power

 of

 a

 court

 to

 hear

 a

 case

 and

 render

 a

 binding

 decision

Original

 Jurisdiction:

 The

 power

 to

 initially

 hear

 and

 decide

 (try)

 a

 case

Appellate

 Jurisdiction:

 The

 power

 to

 review

 a

 decision

 previously

 made

 by

 a

 trial

 court

In

 Personam

 Jurisdiction:

 Jurisdiction

 over

 the

 person;

 the

 power

 of

 a

 court

 to

 render

 a

 decision

 that

affects

 the

 legal

 rights

 of

 a

 specific

 person

In

 Rem

 Jurisdiction:

 The

 power

 of

 a

 court

 to

 render

 a

 decision

 that

 affects

 property

 directly

 rather

 than

the

 owner

 of

 the

 property

Subject

 Matter

 Jurisdiction:

 The

 power

 of

 a

 court

 to

 render

 a

 decision...