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Do Common Law Judges Create Law?

January 24, 2024 by Amira Khan

Do Common Law Judges Create Law? 1. That judges cannot “make” law; that they merely discover and ap- ply law which has always existed. 2. That judges can and do make new law on subjects not covered by previous decisions; but that judges cannot unmake old law, cannot even change an existing rule of “judge-made”

What Branch Of Government Creates Statutory Law?

January 24, 2024 by Ahmed Ali

What Branch Of Government Creates Statutory Law? The legislative branch creates laws (“statutes”) that are passed and published as statutes. The judicial branch creates law in the form of decisions, also called “opinions” and “cases,” that are published in case reporters. Judges create and shape the “common law.” Who creates statutory law? Statutory law in