2. A branch of law is a separated complex of
legal norms aimed at regulating a
specific field of qualitatively similar public
relationships. A branch of law, which is
the largest structural unit and a central
element of law, the most fully expresses
the «group» features of legal regulation.

3. •Characteristics:
•they are legally original, which means they
contain initial legal material which is then
used in some way in the legal regimes of
other branches formation;
•they concentrate general legal regimes and
legal regulation methods.
•Examples: constitutional, civil, administrative,
criminal, civil procedural, criminal procedural
law
fundamental
•in which general legal regimes are modified
and adapted to special spheres of society
(examples: labor law, land law, family law,
etc.)
special
•characterized by combination of different
institutions of fundamental and special
branches. Examples: business law
(commercial, trade law), sea law, etc.
complex

4. Substantive branches of
law (substantive law) regulate
public relationships directly.
Include constitutional (state),
civil, administrative, criminal
law, etc.
Procedural branches of
law (procedural law)
determine the procedure for
the implementation of
substantive law and originate
from it.

5. Constitutional law is combination of legal
norms that define the relationships of
different entities within a society and a
state, the principles of social and
political system, organization and
operation of state and local
governments. In the system of social
relationships that are the subject of this
branch, the main place is occupied
by the relationships between man,
society and the state They define the
structure of the state and its
functioning. The nature of these
relationships also determines the
methods of control

6. Civil law is combination of
legal norms that regulate the
sphere of property
relationships and moral
relationships connected with
them (such as name, honor,
dignity, authorship). Their
subject is the ownership, use
and disposal of property, its
acquisition and disposition,
purchase, sale, inheritance,
etc. between different legal
subjects - individuals and
legal entities

7. Administrative law is combination of legal
norms that regulate public relationships
arising in the process of the State executive
and administrative activities. They are the
subject of legal regulation. Their feature is
that one party is always represented by the
public body or an official

8. Financial law is combination of
legal norms that regulate
public relationships
connected with the state
activity in the formation and
implementation of the State
budget, monetary circulation,
banking, credit, loans, taxes.
The subjects of these
relationships, in addition to
the State, acting all legal
entities and individuals

9. Labour law is combination of legal norms that
regulate relationships between an employer and
an employee. They cover the following topics:
labour organization, payment for it, the terms of
beginning, modification and termination of labor
relations, as well as the associated social security,
pension service, working hours and rest periods
relations and so on.

10. Land law is combination of
legal norms that regulate
public relationships
connected with
possession, use and
disposal of land. It deals
with issues of land use and
land management,
storage and distribution of
the land fund, determining
the legal regime of
different land types
according to their
administrative purposes

11. Environmental law is combination
of legal norms that regulate
public relationships in the sphere
of development, use and
protection of the environment
by society, the state, economic
entities and the public for the
purpose of natural resources
storage, prevention of
environmentally harmful effects
of economic and other activities
on the human habitat.

12. Criminal procedural law is
combination of legal norms that
regulate the activities of
investigation, prosecution
authorities and courts in the
investigation of crimes and
criminal cases in court. The
feature of this branch of law is
that it appears as a necessary
condition for the implementation
of the criminal law by establishing
a clear regulation of the
individuals’ rights and obligations
in the process of investigation and
trial.

13. Civil procedural law is
combination of legal norms
that regulate the procedure
for civil proceedings. Norms
of this branch of law establish
the rights and obligations of
the parties between whom
there was a dispute about
the rights of judicial and
prosecutorial authorities
relating to the trial of civil
cases, determine the order of
filing claims in court,
jurisdiction and other matters
arising in connection with the
civil cases.

14. Criminal law is combination of legal norms that determine
the list of socially dangerous acts (crimes) and penalties
applicable to offenders. Norms of this branch establish
eligibility of the State competent authorities to persons
who have committed the crime, the basis and terms of
bringing them to justice, types of penalties, the
composition of specific acts, the form and degree of the
guilt, etc.

15. A legal institution is a system
of relatively isolated from
others and interrelated
legal norms that regulate
a particular group (type)
of similar public
relationships. Legal
institutions are a
necessary element in the
system of law. Typically,
each branch of law has its
legal institutions as a
separate structural unit.

16. Legal institutions are a necessary element in the system of law.
Typically, each branch of law has its legal institutions as a separate
structural unit. For example, the branch of constitutional law
include «Institute of civil society», «Institute of suffrage», etc. Within
the branch of civil law there are institutes of «purchase and sale»,
«representation», «inheritance», «compensation for damages» and
so on. Criminal law — institutes of «self-defense», «emergency»,
«detention of a person who has obviously committed a socially
dangerous act», etc. Environmental law — Institute of natural
resources and objects ownership, Institute of nature management,
Institute of natural resources and environment legal protection,
etc.

17. branch
• consist of one branch norms, they are easy to identify
by the head title of the Code. For example, the
institutes of labour law are:
• a collective agreement;
• a contract of employment;
• working time;
• rest time;
• valuation of labor;
• payment for labour, etc.
interbranch
• includes norms of different branches that can
only be determined by the content of legal
norms:
• Institute of responsibility for environmental
offenses;
• Institute of private ownership.

18. • Institute of mines;
regulative
• Institute of criminal responsibility;
• Institute of law by the subordination
in the legal regulation;
protective
• Institute of contracting;
substantive
• Institute of a criminal case.
procedural