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Private law (Civil law) is that part of a legal system that involves relationships between individuals. This includes the law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
 of contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
s or tort
Tort

Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations. A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is liability, or "liable," for those injuries....
s and the law of obligations
Law of obligations

The Law of Obligations is one of the component private law elements of the civil law system of law. The Law of Obligations finds its origins in Roman law which is defined as a ?legal tie? or ?legal bond? in the Institutes of Justinian....
. It is distinguished from public law
Public law

Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law....
, which deals with law involving the state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
, including regulatory statute
Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy....
s, penal law
Penal law

In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to Civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs....
 and other law of public order.

In general terms, public law involves interrelations between the state and the general population, whereas private law involves interactions between private citizens.

The concept of private law in common law
Common law

Common law refers to law and the corresponding Legal systems of the world developed through legal opinion of courts and similar tribunals , rather than through statute law or Executive ....
 countries is a little more broad, in that it also encompasses private relationships between governments and private individuals or other entities.






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Private law (Civil law) is that part of a legal system that involves relationships between individuals. This includes the law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
 of contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
s or tort
Tort

Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations. A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is liability, or "liable," for those injuries....
s and the law of obligations
Law of obligations

The Law of Obligations is one of the component private law elements of the civil law system of law. The Law of Obligations finds its origins in Roman law which is defined as a ?legal tie? or ?legal bond? in the Institutes of Justinian....
. It is distinguished from public law
Public law

Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law....
, which deals with law involving the state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
, including regulatory statute
Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy....
s, penal law
Penal law

In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to Civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs....
 and other law of public order.

In general terms, public law involves interrelations between the state and the general population, whereas private law involves interactions between private citizens.

The concept of private law in common law
Common law

Common law refers to law and the corresponding Legal systems of the world developed through legal opinion of courts and similar tribunals , rather than through statute law or Executive ....
 countries is a little more broad, in that it also encompasses private relationships between governments and private individuals or other entities. That is, relationships between governments and individuals based on the law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
 of contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
 or tort
Tort

Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations. A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is liability, or "liable," for those injuries....
s are governed by private law, and are not considered to be within the scope of public law
Public law

Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law....
. Another, more specific meaning of private law is a private bill
Private bill

A private bill is an act considered or acted upon by a legislature that helps a single individual, group of individuals, or corporate entity, by affording relief from another law, granting a unique benefit, or relieving the individual from legal responsibility for some allegedly wrongful act....
 enacted into law. A private law, in this sense, is a law enacted to be applied to a specific individual or corporation, as opposed to public law, which has a broader application and affects the general public. Examples: .

Areas in private law

  • Civil law
    Civil law (common law)

    Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, refers to that branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which damages may be awarded to the victim....
    • Contract law or law of obligations
      Law of obligations

      The Law of Obligations is one of the component private law elements of the civil law system of law. The Law of Obligations finds its origins in Roman law which is defined as a ?legal tie? or ?legal bond? in the Institutes of Justinian....
    • Law of torts
    • Law of property
      Property

      Property is any physical or virtual entity that is ownership by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. An owner of property has the right to consumption, sell, Renting, mortgage, transfer and exchange his or her property....
    • Family law
      Family law

      Family law is an area of the law that deals with family issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
       family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to marriage, civil unions, divorce, spousal abuse, child custody and visitation, property, alimony, and child support awards, as well as child abuse issues, and adoption.
    • Succession law
  • Labour law
  • Commercial law
    Commercial law

    Commercial law is the body of law which governs business and commerce transactions. It is often considered to be a branch of Civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law....
  • Corporations law
    Corporations law

    Companies law is the field of law concerning business and other organizations. It is an establishment formed to carry on commercial enterprises.This includes corporations, partnerships and other associations which usually carry on some form of economic or charitable activity....
  • Competition law
    Competition law

    Competition law, known in the United States as antitrust law, has three main elements:*prohibiting agreements or practices that restrict free trading and competition between business entities....


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