This dimension groups legal systems by the era in which they originated. Wikipedia notes that legal systems vary widely "in their sources of law and the extent to which they are based on formal written law," differences that trace back to when and how each system first took shape. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare legal systems that arose in the same period.
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Primary Source of Law Landmark Formation Year 1820s
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1. Common law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCommon law, lead section, primary source sentence
Common law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.
Common law, body section on origins
originated in the practices of the courts of the English kings in the centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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