Other Branches: Labour, Tax, Family, Commercial, International
Labour law
Employment contracts may be fixed-term or indefinite. Know grounds for termination (including summary dismissal for fault), notice periods, severance, working time, leave, and dispute resolution. Traps: treating any breach as summary dismissal; ignoring mandatory notice.
Tax law
Tax liability arises by operation of law. Know the principal taxes, taxpayer rights and duties, the tax authority's powers (audit, assessment), and appeal routes. Traps: confusing the tax assessment with its judicial challenge; missing short appeal deadlines.
Family law
Marriage requires consent and registration. Know grounds for divorce, division of joint property, maintenance, and the best-interests-of-the-child principle in custody. Traps: assuming religious marriage creates civil effects; ignoring child welfare.
Commercial law
Company forms (LLC, joint-stock company), corporate governance, shareholder rights, and insolvency. Traps: confusing shareholder liability (limited) with director liability (fiduciary).
International law
Sources: treaties, custom, general principles. Know treaty interpretation (VCLT), state responsibility, and the relationship between international and domestic law (ratified treaties prevail over statutes). Traps: assuming all treaties are self-executing; confusing ratification with signature.
Rule of thumb
For cross-cutting questions, identify the branch, the governing statute, and the mandatory rule. Mandatory norms (labour, family, tax) cannot be contracted around; default norms can.