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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > legal systems > common law
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > legal systems > common law
social science subjects > law > jurisprudence > legal systems > common law
social science subjects > law > legal systems > common law

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common law  

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  • Common law refers to the English and Anglo-American legal tradition featuring independent courts of law and a legal profession, trial by jury of citizens to balance a judge, and liberty under rule of law—with law defined both as customs or principles affirmed by a court and statutes or codes made by a legislature. Further characteristics of common law include the selection of judges from the experienced lawyers (the bench from the bar), reliance upon precedent and traditional principles in adjudicating new cases, and a jurisprudential complexity that balances continuity and adaptability. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Common Law]

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