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Book 2001

Understanding Common Law Legislation

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Language
English
Published
2001
  • Common law
  • Comparative law
  • Law
  • Constitutional
  • Government - Legislative Branch
  • Law-Constitutional
  • Medical Law & Legislation
  • Interpretation and constructio

Common law largely operates through statutes enacted by democratic legislature, and these mainly fall to be construed according to a uniform system of rules, presumptions, principles and canons evolved over centuries by common law judges.

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