Civil Law Systems
Common-Law System
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Subject matter laws
Laws can be substantive or procedural
Substantive law
Procedural law
Constitutions
Constitutions, continued.
Several provisions related to the insurance industry
Commerce Clause
Fifth Amendment’s Due Process clause
Fourteenth amendment’s Equal Protection clause
Legislative Bodies
Courts
Courts
Jurisdiction
Federal Court System
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
U.S. District courts
Federal court system
State court systems
Executive Branches
Administrative Agencies.
Pretrial procedures
Step 1 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 2 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 3 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 4 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 5 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 6 in Pretrial Procedures
Step 7 in Pretrial Procedures
Trial procedures
Trial process
General verdict
Special verdict
Jury Challenges
Doctrines evolved in common law to prevent re-litigation:
Res judicata
Collateral Estoppel
Appeals
Trial procedures
alternative dispute resolutions
Arbitration
Mediation
Negotiations
aspects of administrative agency procedures
The Uniform Arbitration Act and Federal Arbitration Act
American Arbitration Association
Rulemaking function
Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA)
Adjudicatory function
The Due Process Clause
Investigative powers
The Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Judicial review
Court can set aside on the following grounds: