Civil law obligations arise from contracts, legislation, regulation, and common law

Evidence

Rights and obligations at civil law may arise from voluntary agreements, as in the case of a contract between a borrower and a lender. They may also result from legislation or administrative action. A law establishing tax rates, a statute permitting victims of sex discrimination to sue for damages, a regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency setting auto emission levels—all involve civil law. Finally, rights and obligations at civil law may be established by judicial decisions interpreting the common law. For example, if you are involved in an automobile accident because your car malfunctions, you may sue the manufacturer for damages. The obligation of manufacturers to produce safe and serviceable products—and their legal liability when they fail to do so—is established by the common law. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 172

Categorization

• DEFINE: Systematically lists the four sources of civil rights and obligations with concrete examples.
• XREF: connects to: Civil-law rights arise from contracts, legislation, regulation, or common-law rulings — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 173; Civil law regulates private rights and obligations between persons and organizations — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 171; A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Civil-law rights arise from contracts, legislation, regulation, or common-law rulings #expands (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 173
• A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. #exemplifies (0.82) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134
• Legal major premises derive authority from constitutional text or statutes #exemplifies (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 242
• Civil law regulates private rights and obligations between persons and organizations #qualifies (0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 171
• Statutes emerge as skeletons that agencies flesh out through regulation. #exemplifies (0.76) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 1393
• Common law rules arise from comparing cases, not from tracing prior logic #complicates (0.72) — Burton, Steven J, An Introduction to Law and Legal…, 222