Lesson 2 - Chapter 2: Classifying Law & Chapter 3: Sources of Law

The lecture focuses on classifying law, emphasizing its necessity for organizing legal rules akin to classifying items in a store. It covers major law divisions, including criminal versus civil law, illustrated by an example of car theft resulting in both criminal charges (robbery) and civil consequences (intentional tort). The discussion extends to the purpose and process of classification, using the NCE (Name, Characteristic, Example) concept organizer to understand legal principles, and differentiates between Common Law and Civil Law systems, highlighting case law versus codified law. Further, the lecture explores sources of Hong Kong law, including the Basic Law, distinguishing between international and municipal law, and substantive versus procedural law.