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Common law, as is usually meant, did not precede statutory law, although both draw from older tribal and community notions of what is just.

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Common law predates statute law in the English legal system because it evolved gradually through judicial decisions rather than through legislative enactments. It was initially based on customs and traditions established by judges over time. Statute law was introduced later to codify and supplement common law, but common law principles still form the basis of the legal system.

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