Common Law

Common Law

Body of law based on custom and general principles and that, embodied in case law, serves as precedent or is applied to situations not covered by statute.

Under the common-law system, when a court decides and reports its decision concerning a particular case, the case becomes part of the body of law and can be used in later cases involving similar matters. This use of precedents is known as stare decisis

Common law has been administered in the courts of England since the Middle Ages; it is also found in the U.S. and in most of the British Commonwealth. It is distinguished from civil law

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