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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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common law
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:India
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
other former British colonies
Caribbean nations
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gptkbp:basisFor
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gptkb:bridge
gptkb:law
statutes
judicial decisions
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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civil law
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gptkbp:developedBy
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gptkb:English_law
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gptkbp:emphasizes
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judicial precedent
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:New_Zealander
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:Indian_legislation
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:English_law
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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stare decisis
binding precedent
public trials
oral argument
cross-examination
jury trial
adversarial process
codification less extensive than civil law
distinction between law and equity
evolution through case law
flexibility in interpretation
importance of appellate courts
importance of legal reasoning
open court system
role of judges in law-making
use of precedent in legal argument
legal profession divided into barristers and solicitors (in some jurisdictions)
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:uses
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adversarial system
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yale_Law_Library_Rare_Book_Collection
gptkb:Law_of_Japan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Anglo-American law
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