Civil and Public Law (summary)

There are a lot of categories of laws. Two of the most important are Civil law (analyses disputes among citizens within a country) and Public law (analyses disputes between citizens and the state, or between two states).
Most countries make differences between Civil and Criminal procedures. Civil actions are usually started by individuals. If in a civil action a defendant is found liable for civil wrongs he could be punished to pay a fine or damages for plaintiff. Criminal actions always started by the state and sued in Crown Court. The defendant could be prosecuted, found guilty and for this sentenced to life imprisonment. Besides, in civil case a crime cannot be proven if there is any doubt, therefore court will weigh evidences. In criminal cases all evidences must be proven ,,beyond reasonable doubt".
On the other hand, there is a contact between Criminal and Civil law. For example, loser of civil or criminal case must obey for orders of court and don't avoid liability.