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Civil law is the area of laws and justice that affect the legal status of individuals i.e., it deals with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim.

Civil law, in this sense, is usually referred to in comparison to criminal law, which is that body of law involving the state against individuals (including incorporated organizations) where the state relies on the power given it by statutory law.

Civil law may also be compared to military law, administrative law and constitutional law (the laws governing the political and law making process), and international law. Where there are legal options for causes of action by individuals within any of these areas of law, it is thereby civil law. All the disputes related to property - movable as well as immovable, wealth, assets, claims, counter claims etc are
broadly covered under the civil laws.Almost all the business and commercial disputes are originally civil in nature however they are covered by various specialized Acts to deal with the specific kinds of disputes.