Criminal law is crimes against the state and can be punished by imprisonment. Contract law is civil law and not punishable by imprisonment and is generally resolved with a judgment if the complaint is upheld.
Polyphemus was punished because he did not obey the guest-law
vigilantes punished law breakers
Obligations arise from: (1) Law; (2) Contracts; (3) Quasi- contracts; (4) Acts or omissions punished by law; and (5) Quasi- delicts. (1089a)
Law that you MUST obey or be severely punished.
They were punished according to the law. In the related links box below, I posted the Hammurabi code.
omissions punished by law example
The two types of legal disputes are 1) Criminal - Public Law 2) Civil - Private Law If A assaults B. A can be prosecuted for criminal act - punished by state (Public Law action) B can claim damages from A (Private Law action)
It is a source of CIVIL law, yes.
convoy
They had all their socks confiscated.
Civil Law