statutory law

Statute Law (also Statutory Law ) refers, in particular in countries which are part of the English legal system, standards adopted by the persons authorized to legislative bodies ( ie mainly elected parliaments ) in the form of laws and regulations to be adopted.

The Statute Law is contrary to the common law common law, which has not been adopted by parliaments, but consists of überliefertem common law and case law formed the common law.

Case Law is the totality of all court decisions of fundamental importance and is recognized as an independent source of law. However, the principle is that Statute Law Case Law always breaks. This means that precedents lose their meaning if Parliament passes a law that regulates the facts.

Such legal structure is among other things practiced in:

  • The United Kingdom, the Dominions and Crown Dependencies
  • The United States of America
  • Most former British colonies such as Australia, Canada ( except the province of Quebec ), New Zealand, South Africa and Commonwealth members.
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