Describe the different branches of legal system .How do they difer from other
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Explanation:
Rawls argues that self-interested rational persons behind the veil of ignorance would choose two general principles of justice to structure society in the real world: 1) Principle of Equal Liberty: Each person has an equal right to the most extensive liberties compatible with similar liberties for all
The Legal System can be divided into 2 branches
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Criminal Law:
Criminal Law deals with acts like theft, harassing a woman for more dowry and murder.
The procedure of a criminal case starts with the lodging of the First Information Report (FIR) followed by the police investigation and filing the case in court. After the trial in court, the accused can be sent to jail, sentenced to be hanged or fined.
Civil Law:
Civil Law deals with cases were harm or injury is caused to rights of individuals like disputes relating to the sale of land, purchase of goods, rent matters and divorce cases.
The procedure of civil cases starts with the filling of a petition in the relevant court by the affected party only.
In a case between a landlord and a tenant, the court can order the flat to be vacated and pending rent to be paid.
All citizens of India have access to the courts in the country.
Every citizen has a right to justice through the courts.
The courts play a major role in protecting the Fundamental Rights of a citizen.
Stumbling blocks in seeking justice
Access to courts has always been difficult for a vast majority of the poor in India. Legal procedures involve a lot of money and time.
For the poor who are illiterate and financially weak going to court to get justice is remote.
In the 1980s the Supreme Court devised a mechanism of Public Interest Litigation or PIL to increase access to justice for the poor and illiterate.