common law (UK, US)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:law
gptkb:politics
commentary
judicial review
judicial independence
stare decisis
legal precedent
legal treatises
legal reasoning
adversarial system
equity law
jury trial
case law reporting
legal citation system
legal education in UK and US
legal profession in UK and US
precedent system
gptkbp:characterizedBy judicial precedent
gptkbp:codifiedIn statutes (partially)
gptkbp:contrastsWith civil law
gptkbp:developedBy English law
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:law
gptkbp:emphasizes court decisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label common law (UK, US)
gptkbp:includes gptkb:crime
property law
tort law
contract law
gptkbp:influenced legal systems worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:law
gptkbp:languageOfName English
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Donoghue_v_Stevenson
gptkb:Brown_v_Board_of_Education
gptkb:Marbury_v_Madison
gptkb:Roe_v_Wade
gptkb:R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laws_of_Gifts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6