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The greater corpus of American law is based on case law, meaning it is based on court decisions. It is a common law system. This is in juxtaposition to civil
by engineer_22 3y ago
The greater corpus of American law is based on case law, meaning it is based on court decisions. It is a common law system.
This is in juxtaposition to civil law systems that are based on codified legislation, for example in France or Germany.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoMost case law is based on some kind of legislative output directly or indirectly via other case law. That's well known.
- engineer_22 3y agoYes I agree with you and in the context of this discussion it's unknown the parent's understanding of law and pseudo-law and I apologize if I came across the wrong way as a poser