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Global sense, laws are classified as International law and Municipal Law. What is called Municipal laws? Thanks.

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Question added by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad
Date Posted: 2016/07/10
Hussein Saleh
by Hussein Saleh , Head of Legal Affairs , ALARGAN INTERNATIONAL

 

Municipal law refers to the internal law of a sovereign state. Municipal law includes state, provincial, territorial, regional, or local law of a state.

Municipal law is not the law of the city only, but the law of the state.

 

 

Zach (Zeljko) Kuvizic
by Zach (Zeljko) Kuvizic , Real Estate Attorney , Shapiro & DiCaro, LLP

Municipal Law is the body of laws and regulations concerning LOCAL COMMUNITIES, such as counties, cities or villages.These laws and regulations prescribe the conduct of local authorities in acting in behalf and for local population. For example, the regular maintenance of roads and bridges or sanitary and food standards for the local food vendors.

These local rules must be drafted to be harmonized with other laws and rules of the country. For example, the federal ministry of transportation prescribes that every vehicle must be equipped with registration plates, while local community may set the appearance of the plates by putting provincial logo or slogan.

Another example is authority of local governing body to set rules regarding the use of water for commercial purpose.

Hope this helps.

Municipal laws are the internal laws of a particular state. Examples would be a state's criminal laws, immigration laws, and Constitutional laws. These laws vary from state to state. 

It differs from international law since international law is one set of law applicable to all states rooted from a common custom, international treaties (such as the Warsaw Convention which regulates the international carriage of persons and goods), and general principles of international law. 

Farhana Siddique Fari
by Farhana Siddique Fari , Coordinator , Coordinator at DFA, Dr Fazeela Abbasi, Advanced Skin, Laser & Hair Institute, Islamabad.

Municipal Law is the law specific to a particular city or county (known legally as a "municipality"), and the government bodies within those cities or counties. This can cover a wide range of issues, including everything from police power, zoning, ducation policies, and property taxes.

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

Municipal laws are the laws of the land(basically local national laws particular to a sovereign state), which includes your national constitutional law, all public laws and Private laws.

Municipal laws are classified into 1) Public laws & 2) Private laws.

Thanks.

 

 

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