Regulation on the subject
Civil law regulates property and personal non-property relations based on equality of parties, inviolability of property and the inadmissibility of interference in private life.
Administrative law directs the actions of actors in social, public, economic and other spheres of life. Administrative law regulates social relations in the field of public administration.
The composition of the participants
Civil law implements the principle of non-interference in private life. In civil matters is free to join any person. Even minor children can make small trades of the contract of purchase and sale of retail goods.
In the civil law relations the state acts as the owner of the property or the founder, endowed with the same rights and burdened with the same obligations as other participants.
In administrative-legal relations one of the parties is always the state represented by the authorities at various levels, which control execution of normative acts of the citizens and organizations.
A Prime example of administrative law can be called the traffic Rules strictly regulating the rights and obligations of all road users, as well as a differentiated system of penalties for violations.
According to the method of regulation
Civil law uses the method of coordination and the disposition method of regulation of social relations. Participants of civil legal relations are equal before the law, enjoy freedom of action and possess the property independence of civil law offer them options legitimate exercise their rights.
Administrative law uses the imperative method and authority: administrative law prescribes certain behavior of the parties involved and in case of violation of procedure, the state represented by its bodies applies punishment in the form of fines, restrictions, and deprivations of any rights and freedoms. The participants of administrative legal relations are initially unequal, limited by requirements that must be fulfilled.
The punishment for violations
In civil law there are also restrictions and prohibitions, but they are aimed at protecting the rights and interests of other participants. In violation of the rights of other parties, the person causing the harm, shall be liable to the extent of caused damage and loss of profits. In contracts it is possible to use fines and penalties as a measure to ensure the execution of the contract. The guilty person compensate the damage voluntarily or by court order.
Administrative law widely uses the system of administrative penalties, such as fines, restriction and deprivation of any rights and freedoms, up to administrative arrest. The right of imposing punishment in the courts and other competent authorities.