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Introduction to Legal

EnvironmentLaw is an instrument of social justice of the

State that seeks to provide in the Society :

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 Justice• Stability

• Security

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e!nition of Law“Law is a general rule of external human

action, enforced by the Sovereign Political Authority” 

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#uman $eings

"egulate e%ternal actions

Enforced by State

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'urpose of Law(ain goal of law is justice)

*niformity and +ertainty to administration)

,voids dangers of arbitrary- biased anddishonest decisions)

'rotects the administration of justice from theerrors of individual justice

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Sources of Law

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Legislation 0 Source of Law

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+lassi!cation of Law

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 4ortsIt is a form of civil wrong constituting a

wrongful act 5 positive or negative

$reach of legal duty owed to another),ct of human actions)

i6er from human thoughts and intentions

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 4ypes of tortious act

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