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More or less, the common law is derived through judicial resolution of disputes over time; it generally does not make conclusions which are full blown out of the left (I think) ear of Zeus: hence, without flaw, contamination with human fraility and heir to the human flesh.

On the other hand, the legislative function of a government (whatever that is) produces specific statements to do what the common law does, but much faster, and with massive information distrubution aimed at uniformity. Frequently, statutory law* is more nearly ad hoc, at least initialy, while the common law tends toward more amorphous, and broad principles of governance and behavior; As a practical matter the statutory law tends to follow the common law. BUT not always.

Roughly, governments produce statutory law; judicial systems produce common law. (Admitedly, judical systems are within governments)

*Statutory law for the broad puposes of this discussion includes municipal and agency regulations, executory orders; just about evey thing written down with the imprimature of authority of the state or its agencies is a 'statutory law' for practical purposes.

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