Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance, if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident, this will be a civil law case. Civil law courts provide a forum for deciding disputes involving torts (such as accidents, negligence, and libel), contract disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties or organizations including government departments. The objectives of civil law are different from other types of law. In civil law there is the attempt to right a wrong, honor an agreement, or settle a dispute. If there is a victim, they get compensation, and the person who is the cause of the wrong pays, this being a civilized form of, or legal alternative to, revenge.
Salemburg is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. Salemburg was the home of the former Southwood College. The North Carolina Justice Academy operates out of the former college. The academy, a training institution of the North Carolina Department of Justice, has a staff of 82. Salemburg is located on N.C. 242 between U.S. Highway 421 and N.C. 24, 12 miles west of Clinton, 20 miles east of Interstate 40, and 20 miles west of Interstate 95. The town incorporated as Salemburg in 1905. Salemburg is located at 35°0′58″N 78°30′15″W / 35.01611°N 78.50417°W / 35.01611; -78.50417 (35.016008, -78.504193). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.