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Case law is the collection of reported cases from law courts within a certain jurisdiction that form a body of law . The body of law is referred to as the common law.

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What is common law also called?

Common law is also known as case law or judge-made law.


What are two types of common law?

Common law can either be case law that interprets legislative statutes, or it can be case law that is only based on principles from prior case law.


Case law refers to?

Case law refers to common law. It is a law that is made by judges through the decision of the court.


What is the law based on opinion and precedents?

Case or Common Law


Is common law same as case law?

Yes they are the same.


What are The rules of law developed by judges called?

The rules of law developed by judges are called common law. Common law is derived from judicial decisions and precedent rather than statutes or regulations.


Another term for common law is?

Unknown exactly what phraseology the questioner is seeking. Common law is based on precedent (legal principles developed in earlier case law) instead of statutory (government passed) laws. It is the traditional law of an area or region created by judges when deciding individual disputes or cases. Common law changes over time.


The common law of the past that is based on a decision made by judges is called?

Law that is formed by a serious of prior court decisions is known as common law or case law.


What is an english common law?

Common law, also known as case law or precedent, is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals.


What are laws based on common sense and judges previous decisions?

Common law and case law is derived from previous decisions. There is no law based simply on common sense.


What are the sources of law in America?

common law; ( case law) statutory law Administrative law court rules constitutional law


What are the different sources of law?

1.legislation 2.common law/case law