VOCABULARY

THEREBY EFFECTING: De Este modo.

 FAMILY LAW: Ley familiar

 PROPERTY LAW: ley de propiedad

HIGHEST CONCLUSIVE FORCE: maxima fuerza conclusiva.

 CIVIL LAW: Ley civil

 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Ley administrativa

 PENAL LAW: Ley penal

 LAW OF SUCCESSION AND LAW OF OBLIGATIONS: Ley de sucesion y obligacion

 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Ley constitucional

 GENERAL PART OF CIVIL LAW: Ley general de la parte civil

 PROCEDURAL LAW: Derecho procesal

SUMMARY BASIC BRANCHES OF LAW

The two major fields can be distinguished: private law and public law. Private law signifies
rules that regulate the relationships between private individuals. Also the public law
consists in rules where one party is the state, who participates in the legal relationship
from a position of strength, thereby effecting its power.
Constitutional law encompasses principles regulated by the constitution that are binding to
every person.
Civil law the general part of civil law regulates the general principles of civil law. The
general part of civil law is applicable as the general part of family and property law, law of
succession, law of obligations, and the Commercial Code.
The General Part of the Civil Code Act regulates persons (legal and natural persons),
objects, transactions, representation, terms and due dates, enforcement, and protection of
civil rights.
Family law (Family Law Act) regulates all relationships concerned with family and
marriage (such as entering a contract of marriage, the mutual obligations between
spouses, obligations toward one's children, etc.).
Law of succession (Law of Succession Act) covers all relationships that concern
succession, successors and bequeathers.
Penal law The penal law dictates which actions are to be regarded as offences and what
the punishments for these actions are; in other words, the penal law determines the range
of social relationships that stand under state protection and the violation of which results in
punishment.
The General Part of the Penal Code provides the general bases for the punishability of an
action and is divided into three main parts: doctrine on penal law, doctrine on criminal
offence, and doctrine on punishment.
Procedural law Procedural law determines the rules of court procedure and Criminal
procedural law is related to penal law. Criminal procedural law regulates the activity of
investigative bodies, prosecuting authority and the court in legislative proceedings in
criminal matters.
Civil procedural law is related to civil law and its sub-branches. Civil legal proceedings
regulate the rules of resolving civil matters, the activity of court and litigating parties that is
necessary for protecting the rights of citizens.