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IS3350 Security Issues in Legal Context. Unit 3: The American Legal System. Learning Objective. Identify the basic components of the American legal system. Key Concepts. Components of the American legal system Law Code versus Common Law Categories of law How precedence affects the law
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IS3350 Security Issues in Legal Context Unit 3: The American Legal System
Learning Objective Identify the basic components of the American legal system
Key Concepts • Components of the American legal system • Law Code versus Common Law • Categories of law • How precedence affects the law • Security, privacy, compliance, and auditing
Components of the American Legal System Law enforcement Judicial system Penal system
Ratification of the United States Constitution • Supreme law of the land • All statutes measured against this document Bill of Rights 1789 • Discovered concepts missing from early documents • Modifications to the U.S. Constitution • Bill of Rights – first amendments to Constitution 1791
Increased importance of information security • Need for new laws regulating technology • Law codes created to protect citizens • Limit infringement on Constitutional rights Bill of Rights 21st Century Significance
Summary • Components of the American legal system • Law Code versus Common Law • Categories of law • How precedence affects the law • Security, privacy, compliance, and auditing