Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
common law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
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 |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:bridge
gptkb:law statutes judicial decisions |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
civil law
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
English law
|
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
judicial precedent
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anglo-American law
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:New_Zealander gptkb:United_States_federal_law Indian legislation |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
English law
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
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) |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:uses |
adversarial system
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Japanese_law
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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