Objectives of law
-:- law exists to influence behavior
Hammurabi--in one of the oldest law codes known to man opined that "law exists to
protect the weak from the strong"
As a society we criminalize behavior that we wish not to tolerate and in that way we seek to
deter or influence certain ...
The idea behind civil law is that civil law allows for people to live together, work together,
and rely upon each other in a more orderly and civilized manner.
Whether we embrace the idea or not, we all rely upon each other in one fashion or another-
we place our safety and safety of our families in each others hands on a daily basis. Civil law
is the law of contracts, and property, and torts, and employment, and divorce, and
inheritance, and tax - AND SO MANY OTHERS
Burden of proof
✓ -:- A requirement that more
then 50% of
the evidence points to
something
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