{"id":3554,"date":"2024-02-01T14:54:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/champ-lawfirm.com\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:12:27","slug":"what-is-law-how-many-types-are-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/champ-lawfirm.com\/en\/what-is-law-how-many-types-are-there\/","title":{"rendered":"What is law? How many types are there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #00a859;\">Law is<\/span> the set of rules, regulations, or standards used as fundamental guidelines for coexistence within society. Its purpose is to ensure that members conduct themselves without being subject to unfair treatment from others. The enforceable nature of the law establishes a requirement for all members of society to be aware of it. Claiming ignorance of the law is not considered a valid excuse, and everyone is obligated to adhere to the law diligently due to its binding force<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"#law1\">Law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#law2\">The nature of the law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#law3\">Classification of Laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#law4\">The Hierarchy of Laws<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #law1\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#law1\" data-title=\"Change this\"><a name=\"law1\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399; font-size: 130%;\"><em>Law<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The definition of Law according to the Royal Institute Dictionary of Thailand, Edition 1999, refers to rules that are established by the highest institutions or authorities in the state, or those that arise from accepted customs and traditions. These rules are used for governing the country, enforcing compliance, or establishing the order of relationships between individuals or between individuals and the state.<\/p>\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #law2\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#law2\" data-title=\"Change this\"><a name=\"law2\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"#law2\"><span style=\"color: #333399; font-size: 130%;\"><em>The nature of the law can be classified into 4 aspects<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>1. Laws must be normative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They serve as standards to measure and define the conduct of individuals within society, determining whether actions are right or wrong.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>2. Laws must regulate human behavior<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They govern actions such as movement or non-movement of the body under the control of the mind. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">Human behavior subject to legal control must involve physical movement and be executed under the control of the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>3. Laws must have enforceability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In case of violation, laws have the power to enforce compliance, both with negative consequences (penalties) and positive consequences (benefits).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">4.Laws must have a definite process: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The enforcement of laws today is carried out by the state or its agents through various institutions, such as the police, prosecution, courts, and the executive branch. Therefore, the legal enforcement process must be well-defined and certain.<\/p>\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #law3\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#law3\" data-title=\"Change this\"><a name=\"law3\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_999437576\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/champ-lawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/books-g2b4eac921_1280.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"law firm\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_999437576 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 308px;\n}\n#section_999437576 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\n}\n#section_999437576 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 51% 37%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_999437576 {\n    min-height: 400px;\n  }\n  #section_999437576 .section-bg-overlay {\n    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_999437576 {\n    min-height: 500px;\n  }\n  #section_999437576 .section-bg-overlay {\n    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1714159629\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-184326738\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1035151094\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:#23344a;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3866714767\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"alt-font\">\u201cIf you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"alt-font\"><em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3866714767 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1035151094 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 23px 5px 0px 5px;\n  margin: -98px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1035151094 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 23px 5px 0px 5px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-184326738 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: #080065;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1714159629 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 0px;\n  background-color: #23344a;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1714159629 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1714159629 {\n    padding-top: 4px;\n    padding-bottom: 4px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"#law3\"><span style=\"color: #333399; font-size: 130%;\"><em>Classification of Laws<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The classification of laws generally falls into three main categories:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>1. Classification According to Legal Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the current legal system, there are two main legal systems<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">1.1 Civil law<\/span> : This is law that establishes clear and specific criteria, recording legal principles in explicit sentences for each subject. Civil law comes in various forms, such as compilations of laws and royal decrees.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">1.2 Common law<\/span> : This type of law relies on explanations of events and outcomes in the judgments of courts that decided cases for the first time, using customary practices as the primary reasoning. This legal system does not record provisions explicitly but is documented in the form of court judgments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">2. Classification According to the Nature of Legal Use<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The classification based on the nature of legal use can be divided into two main types<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">2.1 Substantive Law<\/span> : This type of law establishes rights and duties of individuals in both criminal and civil contexts. It defines actions that the law considers offenses. Substantive law includes codes such as the Criminal Code and laws related to civil and commercial matters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">2.2 Procedural Law :<\/span> Procedural law deals with the methods of practice and involves the application of substantive law. To implement substantive law, procedural law sets criteria and procedures. Examples include laws governing criminal and civil procedures, such as the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">3.Classification According to the Content of Laws:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Laws can be broadly classified into two main types based on their content<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">3.1 Public Law :<\/span> This type of law establishes the status, powers, and duties of the state and its citizens or the relationships between states or between the state and its citizens. Examples include criminal law, administrative law, and international law.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">3.2 Private Law :<\/span> Private law defines the status of individuals or legal entities and regulates relationships between individuals or legal entities. Examples include laws related to civil matters and commerce.<\/p>\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #law4\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#law4\" data-title=\"Change this\"><a name=\"law4\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>The hierarchy of laws<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This ensures that those with the authority to enact laws of lower significance must respect and cannot violate laws of higher significance. The hierarchy is divided into seven levels.<\/p>\n<p>1.Constitution<\/p>\n<p>2.Act Complementing the Constitution<\/p>\n<p>3.Enactment<\/p>\n<p>4.Royal Proclamation<\/p>\n<p>5.Royal Decree<\/p>\n<p>6.Ministerial Regulation<\/p>\n<p>7.Local Ordinance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law is the set of rules, regulations, or standards used as fundamental guidelines for coexistence within society. Its purpose is to ensure that members conduct themselves without being subject to unfair treatment from others. The enforceable nature of the law establishes a requirement for all members of society to be aware of it. 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