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Statutory law or statute law is written law (as opposed to oral or customary law) set down by a legislature (as opposed to regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary) or by a legislator (in the case of an absolute monarchy).
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What type of lawresults from legislative action and is thought of as the law of land or the law on the books?
Statutory Law.
What type of law results from legislative action and is thought of as the law on the books?
A law is "on the books" if it is enacted or is the most recent law. In the US, there are two types of laws: statutes and common law. Statutes are those laws that legislators pass in either state or Federal legislatures. These laws are considered "on the books" when they are enacted and effective (which may or may not be on the same date). Common law is the law arising from the courts, which usually results from interpreting statutes. This is "on the books" when a more recent case overrules an earlier one or one.Additional: Short answer: Statutory Law.
Is Statutory law the highest form of law?
In many legal systems, constitutional law is considered to be the highest form of law because it sets the framework for all other laws, including statutory law. Statutory law refers to laws passed by a legislative body, while constitutional law refers to the fundamental principles and rules outlined in the constitution.
What is considered law on the books?
the bible
What the difference between statutory and non statutory bodies?
A statutory body deals with written law; non-statutory deals with implied law.
What the definition of a statutory felony?
There is not a definition for the term statutory felony. Statutory law however, refers to law put in place by a legislative office.
Does statutory law override consitutional law?
No.
Do both the state and the federal governments create statutory law?
The state and the federal governments create statutory law.
Is there a difference between statutory law and blackletter law?
AnswerAccording to Black's Law Dictionary, blackletter lawrefers to one or more legal principles that are old, fundamental, and well settled. Many of those principles have been codified in statutory law. Although laws are sometimes stricken as unconstitutional, most statutory law is well settled so blackletter law could be used to refer to statutory law although it has a broader meaning than just statutory law.
Compare statute law to case law as a way of producing good law?
Case law should be used as a means of interpreting statutory law. Statutory law is held higher than case law. Case law can be overturned in the process of interpreting and applying statutory law, but statutory law cannot be overturned, only amended. If analyzing law, see statutes first, and apply case law second as a means of defining the statute.
Are statutory law and legislative law the same?
yes.
What is the Body of law created by the courts?
Statutory law
