What are laws made by decisions of judges?

Answer 1

Laws are not directly made by judges in the Australian system of law. Instead, judges decide on cases brought to them, which in term creates a precedent (An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/precedent). This precedent is then used by judges in the future, when they face a similar case. This form of law is known as common law.

While common law is the most prevalent form of law in the Australian legal system, it is over-ridden by statute law(Written law, as laid down by the governing body - http://en.wiktionary.org).

Answer 2

No judges in the United States make laws. However, they hear cases, and in deciding what the outcome of a case should be, a judge may interpret a statute in a way that is not an obvious interpretation. These interpretations are sometimes called "laws." They are not, but if another case comes up with the same issue, the judge can decide the second case the same way he did the first case.

If many, many cases come up with the same issue, the statute involved will usually be amended to conform to the judge's interpretation. THEN a judge might be thought of as being responsible for "making a law."

Answer 3

There is a body of common law (federal and state), also called case law, that is based on precedent. Common law, which is most of our laws, is judge-made law; e.g., tort law, contract law, criminal law, and evidence to name a few. Much of this has been codified and is now statutory, but much has not been codified.

Precedents arise from the legal principles created by a court decision. In general, decisions of higher courts within a system are mandatory precedent on lower courts within that same system. The principle announced in the decision must be followed in later cases. Cases need not be identical or similar to control. The principle announced in a case transcends the particular facts in that case and will be applied to different fact situations. However, a decision may be grounded in the specific facts and will not be applied generally. Knowing the difference is what law school is all about. The process of judicial decision making, the use and role of precedents, constitutional and statutory interpretations, is what a legal education teaches.

Answer 4

these are laws made through judges precedences

Answer 5

Common law