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Common Law definition and legal meaning
As distinguished from the Roman law, the modern civil law, the canon law, and other systems, the common law is that body of law and juristic theory which was originated, developed, and formulated and is administered in England, and has obtained among most of the states and peoples of Anglo-Saxon stock.

In a wider sense, the “common law” may designate all that part of the positive law, juristic theory, and ancient custom of any state or nation which is of general and universal application, thus marking off special or local rules or customs. As a compound adjective “common-law” is understood as contrasted with or opposed to “statutory,” and sometimes also to “equitable” or to “criminal.”

At the center of common law is a legal principle known as stare decisis, which is a Latin phrase that roughly means “to stand by things decided.” In practice, stare decisis is just a fancy way of saying that courts and judges need to follow earlier decisions and rulings — otherwise known as caselaw — when dealing with similar cases later.

For example, if a court makes a particular decision based on a specific set of facts, then the court is required to follow that decision if they ever must make a ruling on the same or closely related issue. Likewise, decisions made by higher courts — like a jurisdiction’s supreme court — are typically binding on lower courts in the same jurisdiction.


1 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 (Part I)
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2 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 (Part II) [ Ссылка ]

3 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 (Part III) [ Ссылка ]
4 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 (Part IV) [ Ссылка ]

5 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 (Part V) [ Ссылка ]

6 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 ( The END) [ Ссылка ]

7 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relation 1961 (Full)
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8. UN Charter (1)
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9. UN Charter (2)
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10. UN Charter (3)
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11. UNCLOS 1982 (1)
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12. UNCLOS 1982 (2)
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13. UNCLOS 1982 (3)
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14. UNCLOS 1982 Part V: Exclusive Economic Zone
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15. UNCLOS 1982 Part VI: Continental Shelf
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