15:4415:44, 14 April 2017diffhist−33
Common law
Rettetasten -- I don't think any lawyer would characterize "common law" as legislative. "Common law" is simply a law-making power inherent to the judiciary (just as Congress often delegates to the executive both legislative and adjudicative authority)
12 April 2017
22:5522:55, 12 April 2017diffhist+287
Common law
back out a few errors (no reliable source because it ain't so) - e.g, sometimes common law is not subordinate to statutory law, U.S. and U.K. practice have not diverged in a relevant aspect, etc.
19:4019:40, 31 March 2017diffhist+117
Common law
Add back quote of the primary definition from dictionaries; Arrivisto, "similar" is not superfluous -- executive branch tribunals are neither "judges" nor "courts" but make common law
15:4415:44, 14 April 2017diffhist−33
Common law
Rettetasten -- I don't think any lawyer would characterize "common law" as legislative. "Common law" is simply a law-making power inherent to the judiciary (just as Congress often delegates to the executive both legislative and adjudicative authority)
12 April 2017
22:5522:55, 12 April 2017diffhist+287
Common law
back out a few errors (no reliable source because it ain't so) - e.g, sometimes common law is not subordinate to statutory law, U.S. and U.K. practice have not diverged in a relevant aspect, etc.
19:4019:40, 31 March 2017diffhist+117
Common law
Add back quote of the primary definition from dictionaries; Arrivisto, "similar" is not superfluous -- executive branch tribunals are neither "judges" nor "courts" but make common law