Q: What are there distinction from each: general law, public law, penal law, specific law, and local laws?

And can you give specific examples relating to Social work practice..i really need an indepth understanding thus tapped our dedicated lawyers..thank you

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Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
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  • Little Neck, NY

A: A thorough answer to your question would fill pages. In a nutshell, general law is what the word suggests - the general body of laws that deals with contracts, torts, crimes, property, etc. Public laws (in particular public health laws) from the standpoint of your field address things like patient privacy, health records, HIPAA, and related issues. Penal laws deal with crime. Specific law is just an adjective that means the same thing in everyday English as it does in the legal context. Local laws are just that... laws local to a region or jurisdiction. Good luck

Tim Akpinar

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