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    There are over 20 branches of law that deal with different types of legal disputes and issues. Some of the major branches discussed include civil law, which deals with contractual disputes, and criminal law, which handles crimes against the public or other individuals. Property law resolves issues regarding ownership of movable and immovable property. Income tax law specializes in tax-related disputes with the government. Labor law governs the relationship between employers and employees. Environmental law aims to protect the environment through statutes and agreements. Constitutional law deals with implementing principles from the U.S. Constitution.

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    There are over 20 branches of law that deal with different types of legal disputes and issues. Some of the major branches discussed include civil law, which deals with contractual disputes, and criminal law, which handles crimes against the public or other individuals. Property law resolves issues regarding ownership of movable and immovable property. Income tax law specializes in tax-related disputes with the government. Labor law governs the relationship between employers and employees. Environmental law aims to protect the environment through statutes and agreements. Constitutional law deals with implementing principles from the U.S. Constitution.

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    Different Branches of Law

    There are more than 20 branches of law, Let us familiarize ourselves on its
    nature, policies and nuances.

    Civil Law. This law is specialized in resolving any dispute on contractual


    agreements. Any dispute without any criminal charges falls under the civil law
    category.

    Criminal Law. Dispute that concerns a crime committed against public


    authority or other citizen falls under criminal. Along with civil law, criminal law
    is one of the broad classifications under which an offense can be placed.
    Murder, theft, driving under the influence and other such violations fall under
    law, and are handled by a criminal defenses lawyer

    Property Law. Disputes regarding property ownership are resolves under the
    property law. What is important on this law is the distinction of difference
    between movable and immovable property. Movable property pertains to one
    personal possession, while immovable property refers to land and real estate.
    Property law deals only with immovable possessions.

    Income Tax Law. This branch of law deals with the income tax and other tax
    related disputes between individuals or companies vs. the Federal Government.
    Lawyers that specialized in Income tax law have great deal of expertise on this
    field.

    Labor Law. Out of all different braches of law, labor law deals with the term
    and conditions and disputes regarding employment of labor. This is a set of
    rulings and regulation that govern the relationship and terms between an
    employer and employee. Though this falls under civil law, it is highly vast and
    extensive in nature.

    Minor Law. Minor law deals with all the cases of a person less than 18 years of
    age. This includes exploitation and abuses of minor and parental control and
    custody issues.
    Environmental Law. This is a set treaties, agreements, rules and statutes
    that aim to protect the environment. Anyone who offends these laws is subject
    to judgments through the system that is set in place. Due to its general nature,
    environmental law does not fall under criminal law category.

    Administration Law. This law deals with the activities and governing
    capacities of the administrative bodies of the Government. These bodies should
    not be exempt from standard laws of functioning, and administrative law is the
    branch that deals with disputes regarding the same time.

    Constitutional Law. This is one of the different branches of law that deals
    with study and implementation of principle set forth by The U.S. Constitution.
    Disregarding Constitutional policies is being reprimand by specialist in this
    branch of law and governance.

    Press Law. Freedom of the press gives press people and media personnel
    press freedom, but there are some rules and regulation to adhered and
    observed here as well. The press law deals with the liberties and power are
    enjoyed by the media. It also governs the copyright and intellectual property
    rights issues.

    Sales of Good law. This are sets of laws and statute ruling that pertains to
    the sale and purchases of goods. There are needs to be a proper system in
    place to enable the smooth transaction of goods and services, and the sale of
    goods law is the set of laws one refers to it if any disputes arises.

     Marine law
     Public international law
     Family law
     Law of Torts
     Corporate law
     Excise law
     Limitation and arbitration law
     Air law
     Defamation law
     Parliamentary law

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