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Common law and Statute

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Difference between Common law and Statute

Common law vs. Statute

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals. A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

Similarities between Common law and Statute

Common law and Statute have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Case law, Codification (law), Constitution, Constitutional law, Court, Legislature, Precedent, Regulation, Statutory law, West (publisher).

Case law

Case law is a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent.

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Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

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Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

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Constitutional law

Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the United States and Canada, the relationship between the central government and state, provincial, or territorial governments.

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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Precedent

In common law legal systems, a precedent, or authority, is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

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Regulation

Regulation is an abstract concept of management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends.

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Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a body of legislature or by a singular legislator (in the case of absolute monarchy).

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West (publisher)

West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw.

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Common law and Statute Comparison

Common law has 318 relations, while Statute has 31. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 2.87% = 10 / (318 + 31).

References

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