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Doctrines Formulated

This dimension names the legal doctrine or doctrines a particular jurist is credited with formulating. Wikipedia notes that a jurist has "expert knowledge of law," expertise that some jurists turn into an entirely new rule for deciding future cases. Browsing this way finds every doctrine credited to the same jurist.

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Common law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes. 1
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1. Common law (Wikipedia)
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Common law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.
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