Difference between statue law and case law?

Answer 1

Statute law is taken literally or interpretively from a written statute, such as the Bill of Rights or the Constitution. Case law is taken from the results of trial cases that have caused statutes to be reviewed and revised, such as Roe V Wade.

Answer 2

Case law is law made by a judge (hence it's aka "Judge made law"), whilst statute law is law passed by parliament. To understand the significance of case law, the system of precedence must also be understood. A 'junior' court is required to find the same way as a more senior court if that 'junior' court is faced with a situation where the facts of the case before it are the same as the facts that were in the case before the more senior court. Therefore, because that 'junior' court is bound by the precedence set by other, more senior courts, the decisions of those senior courts are considered legally binding (they may not be directly binding on any individual the same way a statute can be (i.e. an Act of parliament can legislate to say that anyone under the age of 18 who is caught drinking alcohol will spend 25 years in prison (they can even arguably pass laws to say that a specific, named individual is to go to jail for a specified period of time), this is different to case law because case law is only binding on a court, not any individual except those who are the actual parties to the dispute), however if a superior court has said that anyone under the age of 18 does not have the mental capacity to enter into a legal contract, then that law will not affect you directly, but it will affect the way any other more junior court handles your case if you happen to be under 18. So it will affect you a little more indirectly because it will be through the court system.