Branch of Law
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A Branch of Law is a professional subdiscipline within the Legal Profession that focuses on a distinct set of laws, regulations, and issues.
- Context:
- It can offer specialized knowledge and guidance.
- It can have its own principles, precedents, and practices distinct from other branches.
- It can be the focus of a Legal Academic Discipline.
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- Example(s):
- Banking and Debt Finance Law: Focuses on transactions involving money lending and borrowing.
- Charity Law: Deals with the creation and operation of charitable organizations.
- Civil Litigation Dispute Resolution Law: Addresses disputes between parties in non-criminal cases.
- Commercial Law: Concerned with matters related to business and commerce.
- Construction Law: Addresses issues related to building and infrastructure projects.
- Consumer Law: Deals with rights of consumers and regulations of goods and services.
- Corporate Law: Governs the formation, operation, and regulation of corporations.
- Criminal Law: Addresses offenses against the public order or state.
- Employment Law: Concerned with the relationship between employers and employees.
- Environmental Law: Deals with legal issues related to the environment.
- Family Law: Addresses domestic relations such as marriage, divorce, and child custody.
- Housing Law: Concerned with rights and issues related to residential properties.
- Human Rights Law: Focuses on the rights inherent to every individual.
- Immigration and Asylum Law: Addresses issues related to immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers.
- Insurance Law: Deals with regulations and practices in the insurance industry.
- Intellectual Property Law: Focuses on protections for creations of the mind, including copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
- Medical Law: Pertains to the rights and responsibilities of medical professionals and patients, and the legal framework for medical practices, ethics, and malpractice.
- Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Law: Deals with compensation claims for injuries or negligence.
- Private Client Law: Addresses personal legal services for individuals, such as estate planning.
- Property Law: Concerned with rights and transactions of personal and real property.
- Public Companies and Equity Finance Law: Focuses on the regulation and operation of public corporations.
- Restructuring and Insolvency Law: Deals with financial distress and bankruptcy matters.
- Shipping Law: Addresses maritime activities, including transport by sea.
- Social Welfare Law: Concerned with public assistance and benefits.
- Tax Law: Deals with regulations and payments to the government.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Practice of Law, Legal Knowledge, Legal Discipline.
References
2018
- (Mauger, 2018) ⇒ R Mauger. (2018). “The Voluminous Energy Transition Legal Framework in France and the Question of its Recognition as a Branch of Law.” In: Energy Policy. DOI Link
- QUOTE: “… of a new autonomous Branch of Law? To answer this question, this article presents various sets of criteria for the recognition of an autonomous Branch of Law and uses the cases of the …”
- NOTE: It delves into the evolving legal landscape surrounding energy transition in France, probing whether it qualifies to be recognized as an autonomous Branch of Law based on specific criteria.
2015
- (Sitdikova et al., 2015) ⇒ LB Sitdikova, AL Shilovskaya, SJ Starodumova, et al. (2015). “The Medical Law as an Independent Branch of Law: History and Development Outlook.” In: Journal of Advanced Research. DOI Link
- QUOTE: “… We believe that it is reasonable to define an independent Branch of Law - medical law in sphere of citizens' health care. Medical law is a secondary structural normative legal structure …”
- NOTE: It presents an argument for the recognition of medical law as a distinct, standalone Branch of Law, emphasizing its role in the realm of citizens' health care.
2014
- (Radvan, 2014) ⇒ M Radvan. (2014). “Tax Law as an Independent Branch of Law in Central and Eastern European Countries.” In: Lex Localis. PDF Link
- QUOTE: “… The classification system for tax law is utilitarian and also reflects the concept of tax law as a Branch of Law, a science, or an educational discipline, which is why we can speak of the …”
- NOTE: It analyzes the categorization of tax law, discussing its conceptualization as both a Branch of Law and an academic discipline in Central and Eastern European contexts.