Whois & Analysis for calbar.org

The State Bar of California is California's official bar association.

It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribing appropriate discipline.

It is directly responsible to the Supreme Court of California.

All attorney admissions and disbarments are issued as recommendations of the State Bar, which are then routinely ratified by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of California is the court of last resort in the courts of the State of California.

It is headquartered in San Francisco and regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.

Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda.

Administrative law is considered a branch of public law.

As a body of law, administrative law deals with the decision-making of administrative units of government (for example, tribunals, boards or commissions) that are part of a national regulatory scheme in such areas as police law, international trade, manufacturing, the environment, taxation, broadcasting, immigration and transport.

Administrative law expanded greatly during the twentieth century, as legislative bodies worldwide created more government agencies to regulate the social, economic and political spheres of human interaction.

In regulatory jurisdictions that provide for this (a list including most or all developed countries with free market economies) Consumer protection is a group of laws and organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers, as well as fair trade, competition, and accurate information in the marketplace.

The laws are designed to prevent the businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors.

They may also provide additional protection for those most vulnerable in society.

Consumer protection laws are a form of government regulation that aim to protect the rights of consumers.

For example, a government may require businesses to disclose detailed information about products—particularly in areas where safety or public health is an issue, such as food.

Public law (lat.

ius publicum) is that part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and those relationships between individuals which are of direct concern to society.

Public law comprises constitutional law, administrative law, tax law and criminal law, as well as all procedural law.

In public law, mandatory rules prevail.

Laws concerning relationships between individuals belong to private law.