Common law
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common-law-176-15925446
title:
Common law
text:
Common law is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions. The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as precedent. Common law courts look to the past decisions of courts to synthesize the legal principles of past cases. Stare decisis, the principle that cases should be decided according to consistent principled rules so that similar facts will yield similar results, lies at the heart of all common law syst
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Law created by judicial precedent
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law
date created:
2001-11-11T14:56:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:15:41Z
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