POLB30H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Amnesty Law, Tort Reform, United States V. The Amistad

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Common law: the part of law that is derived from custom judicial precedent rather than statutes. La amistad case: drew from pi(cid:374)(cid:272)k(cid:374)e(cid:455)(cid:859)s t(cid:396)eat(cid:455), but it was recognized that the. Amistad came into long island, however, the court believed it to be in the possession of the africans on board, who had never intended to become slaves. Therefore, the adams-on s treaty did not apply, and the president was not required to return the africans to africa. Precedent: an earlier case, action or law that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. La amistad case: pi(cid:374)(cid:272)k(cid:374)e(cid:455)(cid:859)s t(cid:396)eat(cid:455) (cid:449)as d(cid:396)a(cid:449)(cid:374) to (cid:271)e used a p(cid:396)e(cid:272)ede(cid:374)t fo(cid:396) the defense of the spanish. However, adams argued that they were not applicable because the treaty only referred to property, and not to people. Pi(cid:374)(cid:272)k(cid:374)e(cid:455)(cid:859)s t(cid:396)eat(cid:455): a t(cid:396)eat(cid:455) is a fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al ag(cid:396)ee(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)et(cid:449)een two or more countries.