Chapter 1: Sources of Law and the Judicial Systems

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Chapter 1 Sources of Law and the Judicial Systems

• Lecture Outline

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Definition of Law

• Influences on our legal system
• English influence
• Roman influence
• Spanish influence

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Constitutional and Statutory Law

• Federal
• U.S. Constitution
• First Amendment
• Fourth Amendment. Fifth Amendment
• Tenth Amendment
• Thirteenth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Treaties
• Federal Statues

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Constitutional and Statutory Law (cont.)

• California
• California Constitution
• California statute (Business and Professions Code
  as it relates to real estate)
• Uniform codes
• State administrative agencies departments
• Department of Real Estate
• Discipline procedures
• City and county ordinances
• City and county administrative agencies

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Court Structure

• Federal Courts
• District Courts
• Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Special courts

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Court Structure (cont.)

• California Courts
• Small claims court
• Superior court
• Superior court appellate division
• California Courts of Appeal
• California Supreme Court

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Lawsuit Procedure

• Judicial Remedies
• Monetary remedies
• Compensatory damages
• Exemplary damages
• Nominal damages

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Equitable Remedies

• Remedies of conscience
• Specific performance
• Rescission
• Reformation
• Injunction
• Foreclosure
• Quiet title
• Declaratory relief action
• Criminal versus civil wrongs

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Arbitration
• Mediation