6 Questions
Which legal system relies heavily on precedents and conventions?
Common law system
In which legal system are the main rules of the law embodied in legislative codes?
Statute law system
Which countries mostly employ a statute law legal system?
Most continental European countries and Japan
Under which legal system is there a strict and literal interpretation of the law?
Statute law system
In practice, what happens to the distinction between common law and statute law systems?
They clearly overlap
Although US judges rely on precedents, which other sources do they refer to?
'Laws that are contained in statutes or codes'
Learn about the common law system, which relies on precedents and court decisions rather than statutes. Explore countries that follow this legal system, including the USA, Great Britain, and India.
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