Civil laws in a generic sense mean an injury or harm caused to an individual or any other private property (corporation) by the act or the behaviour of any other person. The acts committed by the party are non-criminal in nature under Civil laws. It commonly deals with solving disputes between parties. Civil laws usually deal with relief by providing compensation or fine to the aggrieved party or to the Court. Damages caused by Civil laws are to be managed by compensation. Civil law does not create an offense against society at large, unlike Criminal Law.

Features of Civil Law

Civil law being so dynamic is stuck with many varied features and distinguishing essentials which are as follows –

• Civil law is a branch of law in which cases are tried under Civil Courts and Tribunals relating to that.
• The damages caused to either of the parties are resolved by paying them an amount of money and not through imprisonment.
• They are a set of codified laws and decisions which are binding on the parties involved.
• Civil law is greatly inclined towards contractual obligations as contract law is the major branch of the same.