American common law

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:basedOn English common law
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:law
judicial precedent
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:contrastsWith civil law system
gptkbp:developedBy English legal tradition
gptkbp:emphasizes stare decisis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American common law
gptkbp:influenced federal law in the United States
legal procedure in the United States
state law in the United States
gptkbp:influencedBy English court decisions
gptkbp:interpretedBy courts
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:colonial_America
gptkbp:secondarySource gptkb:legislation
statutes
gptkbp:source judicial decisions
gptkbp:subjectOf legal education in the United States
gptkbp:usedBy most U.S. states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Code_of_Obligations_and_Contracts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6