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No. We have a "common law" legal system, meaning in part that judges are bound by the precedent set in previous cases. This is in comparison to a "civil law" legal system like that of France, where all laws are codified as statutes, judges interpret these statutes, and judges are not bound by each others' interpretations. In a common law legal system like ours, not all law is judge made. In fact, more and more areas of the law are becoming statutorily based. Judges do, however, decide how these statutes are to be interpreted and applied.
We are similar to English law in that they also have a common law system and ours was indeed modeled after theirs. When the U.S. first established its own legal system, English cases were frequently cited in areas in which no U.S. judicial precedent existed. Today, citing an English case would be extremely rare; such a case would be considered only mildly persuasive and certainly not binding.
Over the last 200+ years we have developed our own statutes and precedents to the extent that I don't think it's accurate to say that our laws are in any way "based on" English law. If anything, I would suggest that the rest of the common law countries look to the United States and model their laws after what has worked for the U.S., especially in fields like securities regulation.
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What country does many of our ideas about laws come from in the United States?
In the United States the most common source for our laws is English Common Law.
Why is the common law system important?
In most of the world whose laws are based on (or follow) the English tradition, so-called 'common law' formed the basis of a good many of our current body of laws. However, today very few, if any, countries laws are conducted in a pure common law tradition.
Th most common foot in English?
The most common foot in English
The most common language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese is the most common language in the world based on the number of native speakers. It is spoken by over a billion people globally.
What systems are most common in the English speaking countries of the world?
two
What is the most common language spoken in Mississippi?
The most common language spoken in Mississippi is English.
What is the most common vowel in the English language?
The most common vowel in the English language is the letter "e."
Are English companies obliged to honour Scottish public holidays such as January 2nd for employees in Scotland?
As a general principle of British Common Law, upon which Scotland's and most current or past U.K. nations' laws are based, an entity doing business in a jurisdiction is bound by the laws of that jurisdiction. An employer based in England, but with offices in Scotland, Ireland and Canada would be bound in each country by the local labour laws. At the end of the day, it is Scotland, not England that determines if the English company has to follow the Scottish law.
What are the top English laws?
All English laws are as important as each other, so there are no 'top laws' exactly. However laws are introduced through Acts of Parliament , so these can be considered to be the most important sources of law. Some of these acts enable by-laws for local authorities to be enacted and also law can be developed through 'common law' principles. i.e. by judges.
What is the most common English last name?
Smith is the most common.
What is the most common language spoken in Alaska?
English is the most common language spoken in Alaska.
What is the first most common letter used in the English language?
E is the most common letter in the English language.
