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A quick definition of civil law:

Civil law is a type of law that deals with the rights and duties of people and their relationships with each other. It covers things like family issues, contracts, and trusts. It's different from criminal law, which deals with crimes, and administrative law, which deals with government rules. Some countries also use civil law as a legal system, which means they have a set of rules written down in codes that judges use to make decisions. This system started a long time ago with the rediscovery of Roman Law and is still used in many countries today.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Civil law is a type of law that deals with the rights and duties of individuals and legal entities, such as corporations. It regulates legal relations between private individuals, rather than criminal or administrative matters. Civil law can also refer to a legal system based on written laws and codes, rather than judicial decisions.

Examples of civil law include:

  • Family law: This area of civil law deals with matters such as marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption.
  • Contracts: Civil law governs the formation, performance, and enforcement of contracts between individuals or businesses.
  • Torts: This area of civil law deals with harm caused by one person to another, such as personal injury or property damage.
  • Trusts: Civil law governs the creation and administration of trusts, which are legal arrangements for managing assets.

These examples illustrate how civil law regulates the legal relationships between individuals and entities. For example, family law determines the legal rights and obligations of spouses and parents, while contract law ensures that agreements between parties are legally binding and enforceable. Torts law provides a means for individuals to seek compensation for harm caused by others, and trust law allows for the management and protection of assets.

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ClassyPleasantHeron
15:11
You're welcome. I'm still surprised that they don't act sooner, though. Wish I could figure out why.
has anybody ever done a WL interview
trees1234567
15:13
@ClassyPleasantHeron: I feel like they are potentially waiting out other T-6 waitlists
trees1234567
15:14
to see if they lose any people to other similarly ranked schools
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:15
I guess? All of the T6 have a May 1st deadline, so I wouldn't expect UChicago to go last.
trees1234567
15:17
right I agree - that's the only thing I could come up with haha
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:43
Thought I just had about UChicago: I wonder if they're (relatively) stingy about financial aid, such that they end up losing deposited students during May once the aid is sorted out. They have a 5/31 deadline for loan applications, so that would jibe.
Is Northwestern really a T2 school?
trees1234567
15:45
good point heron
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:45
T2 as in Tier or as in Top?
The Law School Tiers article has them as T2
... that's cap imo but your mileage will vary
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:46
Yeah, I'd consider them in the 7-14 -- squarely in the traditional top 14, but also squarely outside of the top six.
They consider Tier 1 any T14 in the article, must be outdated.
yeah their above the law rankings are also outdated
this is the current list
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:47
I'm shocked that LSD has outdated, incorrect information. Shocked, I say!
Lol is that a common thing?
yes, very
They also have Berkeley and UCLA as T2.... lol
And Stanford!
ClassyPleasantHeron
15:49
It's a poorly edited article. They have schools in both tiers.
I take back my surprise for NU.... seems like the definition of T2 is very off lol
16:15
i thought t2 was rank 50 - 100 and below
16:15
*and below 100 was t3
ClassyPleasantHeron
16:42
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That's the common understanding, but the half of the Two Guys in Cambridge that went to business school instead of law school believes differently.
ClassyPleasantHeron
16:43
Sorry, "two dudes."
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