Before a statute is considered a law it is called a uniform act. Common law, also known as judge-made or case law, is another type of law. These laws are at the state level. Common law is made and apllied by judges . This type of law is applied when there is no other statute or legal rule that can be applied...
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Common law is based on prior court decisions called precedents. Precedents are prior decisions made by the courts. These laws are flexible and allows common law to evolve to meet current sociatal needs. States have enacted statutes that supersede common laws. Part of common law is Restatements. “The Restatements are collections of common law (and occasionally statutory) rules convering various areas of the law” (Mallor)...
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