common law
legal tradition originating in medieval England, characterized by the importance of judicial precedent
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common law
Summary
common law ranks in the top 9% of legal_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,994 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- common law is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
- common law is in the country of Wales[3].
- common law is in the country of Northern Ireland[4].
- common law is in the country of Ireland[5].
- common law is in the country of United States[6].
- common law is in the country of Canada[7].
- common law is a type of legal system[8].
- common law's Commons category is recorded as Common law[9].
- common law is the opposite of civil law[10].
- common law's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of England[11].
- common law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Common law[12].
- common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[13].
- common law's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
- common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- common law's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[16].
- common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[17].
- common law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
- common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Law[19].
- common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject England[20].
- common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject History[21].
- common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Social and political philosophy[22].
- common law's P14541 is recorded as 3WOiV3[23].
- common law's P14541 is recorded as 2oP7kL[24].
- common law's P14541 is recorded as 1MOYPU[25].
Body
Definition and Type
common law is a type of legal system[8]. It is the opposite of civil law[10].
Influence
Things named for common law include Common Law[26], a television series[27].
Why It Matters
common law ranks in the top 9% of legal_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,994 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Common Law[26], a television series[27].