Anglo-American law

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs common law
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 gptkb:English_law
gptkbp:emphasizes judicial precedent
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:New_Zealander
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb: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:Yale_Law_Library_Rare_Book_Collection
gptkb:Law_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-American law

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