MMC 3200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Federal Election Commission, Precedent, Formal System
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*5 sources: common law, equity law, statutory law, constitutional law (federal and state, executive orders and administrative rules. *federal constitution is the supreme law of the land. John austin (19th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tu(cid:396)(cid:455) e(cid:374)glish ju(cid:396)ist(cid:895) defi(cid:374)es (cid:862)la(cid:449)(cid:863) as: defi(cid:374)ite (cid:396)ules of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t (cid:449)ith appropriate sanctions for their enforcement. Both the rules and sanctions must be prescribed by duly constituted human authority. Developed in england in the 11th century; one of the greatest legacies british people to colonial. Customs were replaced by a single system of law worked out by jurists and judges (it became (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) th(cid:396)oughout e(cid:374)gla(cid:374)d, he(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) la(cid:449)(cid:863)(cid:895) It was also used to distinguish from the law of the church. Common law is an inductive system; legal rule and legal standards are made after consideration of many cases with similar facts. Ability for common law to change due to its longevity.
