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    Calssification of Law

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    Law can be classified into four main categories: 1. Based on territorial limits as either national law that regulates activities within a state or international law between states. 2. Based on nature as either substantive law that defines legal rights and duties or procedural law that establishes how to remedy rights violations. 3. Based on subject matter as either public law governing state organs and citizens or private law concerning individual interests. 4. Based on individuals' duties to society as either criminal law defining crimes and punishments or civil law related to rights, status, and property.

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    Calssification of Law

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    Law can be classified into four main categories: 1. Based on territorial limits as either national law that regulates activities within a state or international law between states. 2. Based on nature as either substantive law that defines legal rights and duties or procedural law that establishes how to remedy rights violations. 3. Based on subject matter as either public law governing state organs and citizens or private law concerning individual interests. 4. Based on individuals' duties to society as either criminal law defining crimes and punishments or civil law related to rights, status, and property.

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    Law can be classified into four main categories: 1. Based on territorial limits as either national law that regulates activities within a state or international law between states. 2. Based on nature as either substantive law that defines legal rights and duties or procedural law that establishes how to remedy rights violations. 3. Based on subject matter as either public law governing state organs and citizens or private law concerning individual interests. 4. Based on individuals' duties to society as either criminal law defining crimes and punishments or civil law related to rights, status, and property.

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    Calssification of Law

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    Law can be classified into four main categories: 1. Based on territorial limits as either national law that regulates activities within a state or international law between states. 2. Based on nature as either substantive law that defines legal rights and duties or procedural law that establishes how to remedy rights violations. 3. Based on subject matter as either public law governing state organs and citizens or private law concerning individual interests. 4. Based on individuals' duties to society as either criminal law defining crimes and punishments or civil law related to rights, status, and property.

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    Categories of the Law

    Law can be classified on the following basis :-


    1. On the basis of territorial limits of operation
    2. On the basis of nature of law
    3. On the basis of subject matter of law
    4. On the basis of individual’s duty towards society
    On the basis of Territorial Limits of
    Operation
    National Law
    International Law
    National Law
    This law is operated and regulates the various
    activities of people within the state territory. The law
    which operates within the territory of state is known as
    national law or municipal law. It is applicable to the
    organs of state , its citizens or other administrative law
    etc.
    International Law
    The international is the body of principles recognized
    and applied by the civilized nations as well as
    international Organizations. International Law
    consists of bilateral, regional or universal treaties
    agreed by the state and the common customary
    practice of the states. For eg –The Charter of United
    Nations Organizations, Rules of WTO and Rules of
    UN.
    On the basis of Nature of law
    I. Substantive law
    II. Procedural law
    Substantive Law
    The law which creates , defines and enforces legal
    rights and duties that law known as substantive law.
    So, it is related to the rights and duties that law known
    as substantive law. So it is related to the rights and
    duties of a people in society. For example has the
    rights to make profit from the legal business, notice to
    be given before making an arrest, a person has right to
    use the property which is in his lawful possession.etc.
    Procedure Law
    The procedural law deals with the way and manner of
    achieving remedies, protecting rights and imposing
    the duties when the rights established by substantive
    law are broken . When the rights and duties are
    broken , while providing remedies the procedural law
    guides.
    On the basis of subject matter of law
    Public law
    Private law
    Public Law
    The law which regulates the relation of the state
    organs and citizens known as public law. Public law
    defines the various immunities, powers and duties of
    government, it organs and officials , rights and duties
    of individuals. For example , the constitution of Nepal
    guarantees that every persons has right to earn from
    business..
    Private Law
    Private law is directly related to the individual
    interests or the interest other than the public matters
    e.g law of contract deals with position, claims or
    rights , property , etc.
    On the basis of individual’s duty towards
    society

    Criminal Law :
    Crime is defined as an act of disobedience of the law
    for bidden under pain of punishment, e.g committing
    murder. It determines the crime and punishment.
    Whoever fails to follow or breaches the law , a
    punishment will be determined for them under the
    criminal law. It deals with the crime against that state .
    Civil Law
    It is related to the rights , status , position and
    property of parties. It does not contain the matters
    relating to the punishment. It useful to restore the
    rights and authorities of a man. E. g Law of contract ,
    law of property ,law of succession , family law.

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