In civil legislation the sources recognised as authoritative are, primarily, legislation—especially codifications in constitutions or statutes passed by authorities—and custom. Codifications date again millennia, with one early instance being the Babylonian Codex Hammurabi.

More particularly, the project addresses the intersection of gender with issues relating to age, race, class, capacity, and sexuality. This interactive, follow-focused session deeply engages college students in skills and professionalism training in civil litigation apply. Skills covered include client interviewing, case planning and pleading, fact investigation (including discovery), consumer counseling, negotiation, and courtroom advocacy. The session highlights how a civil litigator’s typically competing ethical obligations (to the shopper, to the court, to the authorized system, to the opposing side, and others) naturally lead to challenges in making strategic decisions. Through skilled duty and legal ethics we’ll discover the significant duty attorneys should form law in a typical law system, and their responsibility to advocate for purchasers … Read More