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Sources of Law

15 February, 2016 - 12:06
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Identify the three sources of law.
  2. Rank the three sources of law, from highest to lowest.
  3. Ascertain the purpose of the US and state constitutions.
  4. Ascertain one purpose of statutory law.
  5. Ascertain the purpose of case law.
  6. Define judicial review.
  7. Diagram and explain the components of a case brief.

Law comes from three places, which are referred to as the sources of law.