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Legal Rules and Sources Basics
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1
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What is a legal rule?
Answer
Group of rules forming the law
2
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How is law defined?
Answer
Body of rules of action or conduct with binding legal force
3
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What are formal sources of law?
Answer
Legislation, customs, equity
4
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What are interpretive sources of law?
Answer
Jurisprudence, doctrine
5
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What does it mean that legal rules predict norms of conduct?
Answer
Regulate social relationships and behavior between parties
6
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Why do legal rules focus on social interactions rather than individuals?
Answer
Core is interaction with others, not person alone
7
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How do legal rules differ from scientific rules?
Answer
Set behavior norms, not explain the world
8
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Why are legal rules described as general and abstract?
Answer
Apply to all persons in same situation without distinction
9
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What is the basis of equity in legal rules?
Answer
General application to similar situations
10
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Why is the number of persons subject to a legal rule irrelevant?
Answer
Rules are general and abstract regardless of scope
11
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What makes legal rules obligatory?
Answer
Must be respected by all subjected persons
12
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Why can't ignorance of law excuse its application?
Answer
Binding nature requires universal respect
13
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What consequences accompany legal obligations?
Answer
Civil remedies or criminal sanctions
14
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How does law's binding nature differ from other norms?
Answer
Distinguishes from tradition, morality, religion
15
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What divides public and private law?
Answer
State's sovereign role in public, individual capacity in private
16
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What governs relationships involving the state as sovereign?
Answer
Public law
17
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What rules relationships between individuals?
Answer
Private law
18
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What is the summit of legal rules?
Answer
Constitution
19
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What does constitutional law govern?
Answer
State powers, basic rights, freedoms, nationality, elections
20
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What oversees constitutional disputes?
Answer
Constitutional Council
21
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What does administrative law regulate?
Answer
Public bodies relations, contracts, officers
22
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What oversees administrative disputes?
Answer
State Council
23
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What covers relations between states and organizations?
Answer
Public international law
24
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What does penal law set?
Answer
Crimes and penalties, criminal procedure
25
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Can legal persons commit crimes under penal law?
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Yes
26
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What does financial law regulate?
Answer
State resources and expenditures, budget
27
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What is the origin of private law?
Answer
Civil law
28
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What does civil law cover?
Answer
Personal status, obligations, property
29
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In Lebanon, where is personal status regulated?
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Separate from Code of Obligations and Contracts
30
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What does commercial law cover?
Answer
Trade acts, traders, bankruptcy, companies