common law
legal tradition originating in medieval England, characterized by the importance of judicial precedent
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common law ranks in the top 9% of legal system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,112 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[2], Wales[3], Northern Ireland[4], Ireland[5], United States[6], Canada[7], Australia[8], New Zealand[9]
- Subclass of: legal system[10]
- Commons category: Common law[11]
- Opposite of: civil law[12]
- Country of origin: Kingdom of England[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Common law[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[18], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[19]
- Different from: Richterrecht[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Law[22], WikiProject England[23], WikiProject History[24], Wikiproject Social and political philosophy[25]
- P14541: 3WOiV3[26], 2oP7kL[27], 1MOYPU[28]
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Influence
Things named for common law include Common Law[29], a television series[30].
Why It Matters
common law has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Common Law[29], a television series[30].