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Distinction Between Criminal And Civil Law It is important to realise that civil law is very different from criminal law. Criminal law is part of public law while civil law is in the separate category of private law. The reason that criminal law is part of public law is that crime is regarded as an action against the state and society as a whole. Civil law is called private law because the issues it deals with are between two individuals. The two types of law have different aims and are dealt with in different courts. In civil law, a private party (e.g., a corporation or individual person) files the lawsuit and becomes the plaintiff. In criminal law, the government, who is called the prosecution, always files the litigation. Criminal law sets out the type of behaviour, which are forbidden at risk of punishment. A person who commits a crime is said...

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