For more information, visit: [ Ссылка ] Throughout the world, there are two basic types of legal systems: common law and statutory law. Statutory law systems are also often referred to as civil law systems. In a common law system, precedents are derived from cases heard by courts with only a passing deference given to statutes passed by the legislature. In a statutory law system, all laws are originally made by the legislature and courts therefore rely heavily on the statutes when deciding cases, with little authority to make new law or interpret existing law. The basic difference then between common law and statute law lies in how the laws are made and interpreted.

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