CIVIL LAW

GROUP 4
 -it is a body of law that
governs private/civil rights . It
provides redress for
wrongs by compensating the
person/entity that has been

Civil
wronged.

-relating to ordinary citizens

and their concerns, as distinct
from military or ecclesiastical
matters.
 Civil law
-it is a body of rules
- These rules protects and defines the
private rights of the citizens
-Civil law also includes marriage, divorce,
and contractual agreements.
 FIVE COMMON TYPES OF CIVIL CASES

COMPLAINTS
CONTRACT PROPERTY CLASS ACTION
TORTS AGAINST THE
DISPUTES DISPUTES CASES
CITY
happens when one a civil case in similar to tort cases,
refers to any legal -can be called
or more parties which one party only the prosecution in
debate involving these cases represents a federal
who signed a alleges that
real property, group or class of people government
contract cannot or another caused
also known as real them physical or who have all been - settled out of
will not fulfill their
estate injured by the same
responsibilities emotional harm court
thing
HISTORY OF CIVIL
LAW
 -he is the ruler of ancient
Rome

EMPEROR
-he rewrote the Roman law
SUSTINIAN
1ST - CORPUS JURIS CIVILIS

-a basic fundamental work

HISTORY OF CIVIL LAW

At that time, Europe

Created in the 5th
was dominated by
and 6th century
Germanic tribes

Civil law originates from the legal

system that is established by the Civil law originates
Roman Empire to administer the from europe
large territory
IMPORTANCE of CIVIL RIGHTS
-in civil law, courts may review
findings of act as well as findings
of law
-This is done to protect the
people and to promote peace
among the
citizens
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