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3. CHAPTER 1 Laws and Their Ethical Foundation
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CHAPTER 1 Laws and Their Ethical Foundation
1-1 Laws and Legal Systems
1-2 Types of Laws
1-3 Ethical Bases for Laws

4. Standard(s)
BMA-LEB-2: Compare and contrast the relationship between ethics and law for a business.
2.2 Explain the major sources of law: constitutional law, statutory law, common law, regulatory law, and international law
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5. 1-1 Laws and Legal Systems
Essential Question
Explain the stages in the growth of law
Describe the differences between common law and positive law
Identify the origin of the U.S. legal system
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6. Notes
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7. WHAT IS LAW? Laws Code (Legal Code)
Enforceable rules of conduct in a society
Reflect culture and circumstances
Established by gov’t to maintain stability and justice
Code (Legal Code)
Group of Laws
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8. Think Pair Share
If you were to create a society from scratch would you have laws?
Would your laws protect people from themselves? Why or Why not? 
What current American laws would you keep?
Which current American laws would you abolish?
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9. What does if there were no laws?
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10. Where did we get our Laws from?
Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Hammurabi’s Code
“Eye for an Eye”
Criminal Law
Property Law
Business Law
Family Law
Personal Injury
Labor Laws
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11. Question “An Eye for an Eye leaves everybody blind” Agree or Disagree
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12. 4 Stages in the Growth Individuals take Revenge
An authority substitutes an award for revenge
Sovereign: Powerful leader
Authority gives power to courts
Authority acts to prevent and punish wrongs
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13. Agenda 3mins: Scholarships 2mins: Recap 15mins: Book Distribution
2mins: Essentials Questions
2mins: Intro
15mins: Common Law Assignment
10mins: Discussion
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14. 4 Stages in the Growth Individuals take Revenge
An authority substitutes an award for revenge
Sovereign: Powerful leader
Authority gives power to courts
Authority acts to prevent and punish wrongs
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15. Assignment
Read page 1-5 of the Common Law vs Civil Law PDF and section1.1 in the book. Answer the following questions. Prepare a double bubble thinking map to compare and contrast civil and common law.
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17. Agenda 3mins: Scholarships 2mins: Intro (common vs. positive law)
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2mins: Intro
15mins: Common Law Assignment
10mins: Discussion
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19. Common Law Vs. Positive Law
Based on current standards or customs
Formed by judges to settle disputes (usually)
Positive laws
Pre-emptive (Proactive)
Created by central authority
Aim to prevent disputes and wrongs
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20. What is English Common Law?
King Henry II
King’s Bench
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21. What is English Common Law?
U.S system based on
Colonists
Ever-evolving system
Adapts to changes in society
Decision Based on PRECEDENT
Previously decided cases
Greatest Accomplishment: Uniformity
Stability
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22. What is English Common Law?
Circuit Courts (Local)
“Going to Court”:
Seek a fair resolution of your legal dispute
Juries
Panel of citizens
Interpret regional customs
Jurisdiction
Appellate Process
Disadvantage:
Requires high level of specific form and compliance.
Technicalities
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23. What is Civil Law? Roman-Based Local authority has more power
Other Significant Base
Local authority has more power
Series of Statutes
Louisiana
Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Quebec
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24. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a jury system?
Non Lawyers
Bias
Human nature
Peers?
Peers
Law of Averages
Non Lawyers
Randomness
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25. Equity (Common law alternative)
FAIRNESS = Equity
Chancellors preside over equity courts (chancery)
No Jury
Common Laws Rules don’t apply
Power to issue INJUCTIONS: forced stoppage
Common law required wrong to occur before Judge can to take action
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26. How does common law differ from positive law?
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27. Assignment Edmodo (Pick 1 Maxim)
10 maxims (principles) applied in equity cases.
Explain what you think each one means. (1-4 sentences)
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28. Agenda 3mins: Scholarships 7mins: Recap 15mins: Maxim Discussion
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30. Recap Law is…. A code is…. Our legal system is based on…
Name of King responsible…
Juries are…
Jurisdiction is…
Equity is…
Common law vs. Positive Law?
Advantage of common law?
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31. Maxims (a)Who comes to equity must come with clean hands.
In order to have a court of equity assist in a dispute, those who seek its help must have conducted themselves without wrongdoing and in a fair and equitable manner during the dispute.
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32. Maxims (b)Who seeks equity must do equity.
In reaching an equitable remedy, the party seeking assistance must be willing to compromise in an equitable manner.
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33. Maxims (c)Equity will not suffer a wrong without a remedy.
If an action is brought to a court of equity and it is found that a wrong of some sort has been done, the court will seek to remedy that wrong in some way.
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34. Maxims (d)Equity abhors a forfeiture.
When dealing in a court of equity, the courts want the parties to do what they are supposed to do. Having one party forfeit, or give up something that should be maintained, is not in keeping with equitable premises.
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35. Maxims (e) Equity considers that done which ought to be done.
If it is found that one of the parties should have done a particular thing and has not, the courts will do the equitable thing.
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36. Maxims
(f) Where there are equal equities, the first in time will prevail.
Where both parties are at a relatively equal disadvantage, whoever seeks equity first wins.
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37. Maxims (g) Equity looks to intent and not to form.
In courts of equity, courts are not so bound by form over substance and how something is designed to be done. Instead, they can look at what actually happens, in disposing of the matter.
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38. Maxims
(h) Equity aids the vigilant and not one who slumbers on their rights.
If someone has a cause of action and does not take advantage of it, the one who was more timely in pursuing rights will prevail.
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39. Review For Quiz
Its on Edmodo
Law in the News
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