Knowing the law and how it functions allow us to structure our lives as productive and accepted members of the community and to predict the consequences of our conduct. In order to play the game, we must know the rules.
Law consists of rules with different but intersecting functions. The primary categories are substantive and procedural laws.
Substantive law establishes not only the rights an individual has in society but also the limits on his or her conduct (rights to vote, to own property etc.,)
Procedural law determines how the substantive law will be enforced (rules governing arrests, investigation, rules of governing court procedures etc.,)
Law can also be distinguished by its public or private function.
Public law includes constitutional law that determines how the country governed and the laws that affect an individual's relationship with government, including criminal law and regulations created by government agencies.
Private law involves the rules that govern our personal, social and business relations, which are enforced by one person suing another in a private civil action.
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