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There are three key components of the traditional legal system: the law, the courts, and the people involved in the court process. In a legal dispute, the parties present their competing claims to the court, and the judge who hears the case applies the law to the facts and makes a decision that resolves the dispute. | There are three key components of the traditional legal system: the law, the courts, and the people involved in the court process. In a legal dispute, the parties present their competing claims to the court, and the judge who hears the case applies the law to the facts and makes a decision that resolves the dispute. | ||
This | This section provides a <span class="noglossary">brief</span> introduction to the basic elements of our legal system and how they work together. The sections that follow discuss the legal system in more detail. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
