Перевести текст. просто обычный перевод не более. there have been, and will continue to be, different definitions of law. the greek philosopher aristotle (384-322 b. c.) saw law as a "pledge that citizens of a state will do justice to one another". the roman philosopher cicero (106-43 b. c.) contended that law was the agreement of reason and nature, the distinction
between the just and the unjust. law consists of enforcement rules governing relationship among individuals and between individuals and their society. law is one of the most necessary institutions. no society could exits if all people did just as they pleased, without regard for the rights of others. nor could a society exits if its members did not recognize that they also have certain obligations towards
one another. law establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations. law also sets penalties for people who violate these rules, and it states how government shall enforce the rules and penalties. in most societies, various government bodies, especially police agencies and courts, see that laws are obeyed. because a person can be penalized for disobeying law, most people agree that laws
should be just. with reference to its origin, law is derived from judicial precedents, from legislation or from custom. with reference to is subject-mater, law is private or public. private law determines a person's legal rights and obligations in many kinds of activities that involve other people. the great majority of lawyers and judges spend most of their time dealing with private-law matters. more than
10 million cases are field in the united states courts each year. these cases are called lawsuits or civil suits. private la can be divided into six major branches according to the kinds of legal rights and obligations involved. these branches are: