An institution or individual with the power, typically from a government, to rule on a dispute between two parties and disperse justice according to the law.

Court

Within the legal field, professionals evaluate an individual's culpability in order to assess the defendant's motives and eventually offer possibly beneficial rehabilitation interventions. With this, psychology plays a crucial role in understanding criminal behavior and, in turn, the criminal justice system.

Intersections between Criminal Justice and Clinical Psychology 

The process by which a government prevents criminality and enforces its laws through a series of government organizations and formal legal processes. 

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- Civil and Political Rights
- Entitlements
- Jurisprudence
- Legal History
- Criminal Justice
- Process of Establishing Law
- Categories of Law


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Protects individuals from systematic oppression from governments or other institutions and individuals. 

Civil and Political Rights

Law created by judges as a result of a court trial's results. Previous decisions made by judges inform the arguments made and rulings taken in cases with similar facts and circumstances in the future.

Common Law (Judicial Precedent / Case Law)

A benefit or service provided by a government as a function of law.

Entitlements

Also known as legal theory. The theoretical study of law in order to understand its deeper reasoning and the systems and institutions underpinning it.

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