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Public law is the law governing the relationship between Individual s ( Citizen s, Companies ) and the State . Constitutional Law , Administrative Law and Criminal Law are sub-divisions of public law. Generally speaking, private law is the area of law in a society that affects the relationships between individuals or groups without the intervention of the state or government. In many cases the public/private law distinction is confounded by laws that regulate private relations while having been passed by legislative enactment. In some cases these public statutes are known as laws of public order, as private individuals do not have the right to break them and any attempt to circumvent such laws are void as against public policy. AREAS OF PUBLIC LAW
raarr BY COUNTRY Public/Private law distinction in Canada In the English provinces of Canada , the term private law is also known called ''Engish Common Law ,'' or just ''common law.'' These are judge-made laws. Public law is that law which is passed by either the provincial legislatures or by the federal Parliament. In Quebec private law is basically the civil code of Quebec, considered to be the primary source of private law. These laws are interpreted by judges but within the ambit of the codal provisions that have been enunciated by the legislators. In the United States Public/Private law distinction As most U.S. states share a heritage with English law, the private law of the United States is generally called the common law (as it is in other Anglo-American common law jurisdictions). Some states, such as New York, have strong civil law influences, and have enacted laws relating to obligations such as the ''General Obligations Law'' and the ''General Business Law''. The distinction between the public and the private in law is often a hazy one. Many Consumer Protection laws are of a public law nature, which limits the ability of companies dealing with consumers to engage in transactions that fail to respect the rights of consumers. Most laws that impose criminal penalties are considered to be public laws, as these are intended to protect all members of society and not just the areas of interaction covered by Contract and Tort . Congress A Public Law, or P.L., is designated by the number of the Congress , a Hyphen and the order in which the Law is Enact ed. P.L. are later Signed Into Law by the U.S. President. German-speaking countries In German-language legal literature, there is an extensive discussion distinguishing public law from private law. A variety of theories have been used:
Under the latter theory, both a contract of employment and situation such as the government buying office supplies are subject to private law. There are areas of law which are mixed under that definition, such as employment law, parts of which are public law (e.g. the activities of an employment inspectorate when investigating workplace safety etc.) and parts of which are private law (e.g. the employment contract). The differentiation is primarily an academic debate, important mainly for the deliniation between the competences of the court system and administrative authorities. A statute will normally include a section stating who is in charge of enforcement. However, under the Austrian Constitution the distinction is of some importance, as private law is among the exclusive compentences of federal legislation, whereas public law is partly a matter of State legislation. As a practical result, the distinction is thus a matter of how the constitution is to be interpreted most accurately. SEE ALSO |
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