2- May 2014, HW assignment 1 Chapters 1-8 Due 13MAY2014 Ahmed Elbadawy 1) List the sources of

Laws have to be voted on and passed by both houses before it moves onto the president to be passed or vetoed. Congress can override a veto. A law is judged by the judicial branch as to wether or not it follows the constitution; if a law does not follow the constitution it gets changed or removed. Laws are executed by police and governmental agencies. People are prosecuted by the judicial system.

Alternative dispute resolution is a highly effective instrument in resolving conflict and attaining justice for individuals in relation to resource efficiency and timeliness through utilising mediation, conciliation and arbitration. Mediation is an exceptionally efficacious informal process of dispute resolution, usually confidential and conducted with the assistance of an

Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that are alternatives that organizations use to avoid litigation in court.  According to Valenti Law, negotiation and mediation are forms of non-binding ADR, while arbitration is a binding ADR (2011).  Since arbitration is a binding ADR, the arbitrator’s decisions are legally binding and cannot be challenged by either party in the arbitration.  “There are limited grounds for challenging the decision” (Valenti Law, 2011).

In general, a regulation is a rule employed in controlling, directing, or managing an activity, organization, and/or system. However, in relating to law, a regulation is a specific rule that is enforced by a regulatory agency. This is also known as administrative regulations. These regulations are created and passed to enforce statutory laws and policies. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an agency that administers federal health and welfare programs and activities. This agency created and enforces specific regulations for the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Although, there are many other policy issues and topics that this agency has established regulations

Mediation happens when a 3rd party comes in and helps improve the relationship, enhances communication, and uses effective problem solving techniques. Administrative or managerial approaches and procedures are used if conflict is between employees or members of an organization. The 3rd party, doing the mediation is allowed to make a decision if need be. This approach reminds me of how the military handles conflict within their ranks. Being in the military I have seen this process being conducted, they will allow the parties to try to resolve their own conflict, but if they cannot the authority figure does it for them. Arbitration is a private process still including a 3rd party that helps resolve the conflict. Arbitration comes in two forms med-arb and mediation then arbitration. Med-arb uses mediation as the first step to resolve the conflict, if mediation does not work they move on to arbitration, while the mediation then arbitration uses both with a different 3rd party for

Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. (Robertson, Crimes against humanity, 90).Laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or by judges through binding precedent, normally in common jurisdictions.

Statute laws are Federal laws approved by Congress and the President of the United States. While anyone can propose that Congress adopt a law, the bill must pass both Houses of Congress before being signed or vetoed by the President. If the President veto’s a bill Congress has the power to override that veto with a two-thirds approval vote. The bill then becomes law. Statutes are the primary source of authority. Federal Statutes outweigh local and state statutes. For example, even though Colorado, Washington, Orgeon and D.C. have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, under federal law it is still illegal.

As mentioned in the text “Law is a body of rules established by government officials that bind government, individuals, and nongovernment organization.” These rules were established to maintain stability and justice. The five sources of law are common law, constitutional law, legislation, executive orders and administrative law. Common law is judge made and is grounded in tradition and previous judicial decisions, instead of in written laws. It was a tradition beginning in England as the United States had former ties to England, they were influenced by it. Constitutional law is the body of law that comes out of the courts in cases involving the interpretation of the constitution. The highest court is the Supreme Court.

Policies can be called a set of rules that guide any government or any organization. Laws are administered through the courts. Laws are enforceable in which the policies comply.

Statutes (or legislation) is considered the process of making laws, where Constitution is the body of laws that defines the working within the nation. You have three bodies that handle all the checks and balances in the constitution. This

One might think that the terms, statutes and regulations, can be used interchangeably but they are actually quite distinguishable from one another. The major difference between them is that statutes are written laws enacted by the legislative body of a government under the constitution. A statute is expressed in a formal document and regarded as a higher priority than common laws and regulations. Federal statutes must be followed by every state, however states can also have their own statues in accordance with the constitution and federal laws. Regulations on the other hand, are carried out by state law through the enforcement of executive government agencies, commissions, or boards. Regulations are therefore sanctioned

The process of adjusting or settling disputes in a friendly manner through extra judicial means.

The purpose of laws is to protect its citizens. Laws are written and approved by the three main bodies of government, and then are enforced by the police and with the help of the legal system

The U.S. Constitution and state constitutions are written sources of American criminal law. They are the supreme law. The U.S. Constitution is the law of this country and the state constitutions are the supreme law of the state. Another written source of American criminal law is the statutes passed by Congress and state legislatures. The statutes refer to the conduct that is expected of the general public in near future. Administrative Agency Regulations along with the Case Law are other forms of written American criminal law. Administrative

According to Reference.com (2007), law is defined as: “rules of conduct of any organized society, however simple or small, that are enforced by threat of punishment if they are violated. Modern law has a wide sweep and regulates many branches of conduct.” Essentially law is the rules and regulations that aid in governing conduct,