1. © 2004 West Legal Studies in Business, a Division of Thomson Learning 2.1 Chapter 2 Overview and Finding the Law

2. 2.2 Forms of Law Constitutions Municipal ordinances Statutes Administrative regulations

3. 2.3 Classifications of Law Substantive Civil Procedural Criminal

4. 2.4 Civil Law Objectives (Compensatory) Civil law has these four objectives or types of damages: CompensatoryPunitiveNominal Equitable remedies

5. 2.5 Criminal Law Objectives (Punitive) Criminal law has these four objectives or types of damages: RetributionDeterrenceRestraintRehabilitation

6. 2.6 Overlap of Criminal and Civil Law In 1996, O. J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in a criminal trial. However, he was found liable in civil action brought by his ex- wife’s family for $33.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

7. 2.7 Finding the Law National U. S. Constitution U. S. Code Annotated State State constitutions State codes Legislative enactments

8. 2.8 Finding the Law Codes Statutes are organized by subject Federal administrative regulations The Code of Federal Regulations The Federal Register Federal agencies The U.S. Government Manual

9. 2.9 Finding the Law Common law Only written opinions count Reporters United States Reports, Supreme Court Reporter, and Lawyers Edition Computers Westlaw and Lexis Internet

10. 2.10 Analyzing a Case Judicial opinion Case issues TextsBriefing Case style, facts, issues, holding, and rationale

11. 2.11 Recap – Terms to Know ConstitutionStatutes Administrative regulations Executive orders Substantive law Procedural law CodesRegisters Computer searches Briefing a case