Land Laws are made by the legislative branch of government. That is Congress in the case of the United States, the State legislative body in the case of individual States and various other elected bodies such as county commissioners or city councils.
Each of these elected bodies have a limited set of rights to make laws about the subjects it can make laws for. It can be very important to understand just what those powers are and how they have been enacted.
Land Laws created by elected representatives are found in the form of Treaties, Acts Leg Law,, Statute and Code. Searching by these terms or a specific law name, subject or number are a good way to finding a particular item.
It is up to the individual to understand his rights and
responsibilities under the law. We here at Land Matters are commited to providing the resources you need to learn just what those rights and responsibilities are.
Structure
The following structure is based on the realities of government structure in the United States. This structure may change over time as the different systems of law used in other countries are incorporated into the library.
The "separation of powers" implicit in the government structure means that each "branch" of government has it's place in the use and implementation of law.
We have broken down the law portion of the library to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial functions and added in some Law Resources tools to make it all easier to use and understand.
Laws are the acts of a seated legislature such as Congress or a State Legislature. Only elected representative can make law in the United States.
Courts Decisions are related to the lawfulness or meaning of legislative acts (laws). Court decisions do not make laws.
Regulations are the implementation or enforcement rules to be followed when the Executive branch carries out the laws passed by the Legislative branch. Only those laws that have been enacted by the legislature can be enforced. The Executive can not make laws.
Law Resources are tools to help you learn more about the subject of land law.
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