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I would not call common law simple. It is the precedent of all of the prior decisions made by the courts.
by gizmo686 12y ago
I would not call common law simple. It is the precedent of all of the prior decisions made by the courts.
- tracker1 12y agoBut at its' core, it is the process of logic to determine an appropriate answer. Affected by past insights. There may be a lot, or a little precedent for the parts of a given case, but just the same, it should follow a logical outcome. Where things really get wonky is applying those precedents in the context of the legal wrangling that has been enacted into law since said rulings. Combined with some practices it can be made more straight forward, or much less so.