2. lectured by
Dr. Yassin EL SHAZLY
PhD in Law, Lyon Law School, France
Teacher, Business Law Department,
Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Lecture in MBA program, International
Business Law,
Former Legal Advisor,
Egyptian Financial supervisory authority (EFSA)
Legal Consultant,
National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
3. Session outline
1. Definition of law
2. Features of legal rules
3. Subdivision of law
4. How law is enacted
5. How law is applied
6. Structure of the judicial system
7. Classification of persons
8. Classification of things
9. The main comparative legal systems
4. Definition of Law :
Law is a body of
Characteristics rules which governs
of legal rule and regulates the
social conduct of
people and which is
Social
General and Enforced by a enforced by a
abstract sanction sanction
Criminal Civil Administrative
Felony Misdemeanor Compensation
Violation Restitution
5. Religion Law Morality
Made by God Made by authority According to
the whole
community
After life Sanction during life No sanction
sanction
6. VIOLATION Misdemeanor Felony
Fine less than Fine more than 500 LE imprisonment
500 LE or Detention from 24 more than 3
hours to 3 years years or death
penalty
Immediate Conciliation is allowed Conciliation is
conciliation in front of the Public not allowed as a
prosecution or the general rule
Court
7. Subdivision of
law
Public law Private law
Law of Civil and
Constitutional Administrative
Civil Law. Commercial
Law Law.
Procedures
Private
Commercial and
Tax Law Criminal Law International
maritime law
Law
Public
International Labor Law.
Law
8. Public Public Public
law person person
Public Public Private
law person person
Public Private Public
law person person
Private Private Private
law person person
9. Sources of Egyptian law according to
application
Constitution
• Law = ordinary legislations
Legislations
• Regulations = subordinate legislations
Custom
Principles of Islamic Law
Principles of natural law and equity
10. The authorities of the State
separation of powers
Judicial Legislative
Executive
12. President Vs
ordinary Legislations
President
make law
Emergency
Authorization
case
13. Sources of Egyptian law
Sources of
Egyptian Law
Formal Informal
Courts
Constitution legislation Doctrine
decisions
Principles of
Custom
Islamic law
Principles of
natural law and
equity
16. Application of
Law
imperative and
facultative
rules
Temporal limits
Territorial
application
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17. The application of LAW
The non- retroactive effect of law
No crime nor
sanction without
provision Exception =
the law
One month most
to be appropriate
applied to to the
all people accused
Published one day
after its
promulgation
18. Judicial system
Administrative
Civil courts Criminal courts
courts
Supreme
Cassation court Cassation court Administrative
Court
Administrative
Court of Appeal Crime court Jurisdiction
Court
Misdemeanors
First instance Administrative
Courts of
court Court
Appeal
Divisional Misdemeanors
Primary court
court Courts
19.
20. Classification
of persons
Natural Juristic or
persons moral persons
Public juristic Private juristic
persons persons
21. Classification
of rights
Public right Private right
Intellectual Pecuniary
Family right
right right
Personal
right
Real right
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22. Classification of
things
Movable and Consumable and
Fungible and
Immovable Non- consumable
Non- fungible
things things
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23. Classification
of things
Movable Immovable
By
By nature By nature By allocation
destination
