ACCA-LW章节中英文知识点What is law?Types of law

1. What is law?

Law is a formal ①mechanism of social control.

②法律是社会控制的正式机制

1) informal:Ethical and moral guidance

2) mechanism of social control:

Provides a structure for dealing with and resolving disputes that may arise;Provides some deterrent to those wishing to disrupt social order.

提供处理和解决可能出现的争端的结构;对那些想要扰乱社会秩序的人起到了一定的威慑作用。

2. Types of law

2.1 Statute law and case law

2.2 Private law and public law

2.3 Civil law and Criminal law

2.1 case law(判例法) and Statute law (成文法)

分类的标准:法律制定的主体不同