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2. The Common Law (book) - Wikipedia

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   The Common Law is a book that was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in 1881, [1] 21 years before Holmes became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The book is about common law in the United States, including torts, property, contracts, and crime. It is written as a series of lectures.

3. Strawman theory - Wikipedia

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   Pseudolaw advocates claim that it is possible, through the use of certain "redemption" procedures and documents, to separate oneself from the "strawman", therefore becoming free of the rule of law. [2] [3] Hence, the main use of strawman theory is in escaping and denying liabilities and legal responsibility. Tax protesters, "commercial ...

4. Common law - Wikipedia

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   Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes. [2] [3] Although common law may incorporate certain statutes, it is largely based on precedent—judicial rulings made in previous similar cases. [4]

5. Casebook method - Wikipedia

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   To set up the casebook method of law study, American law professors traditionally collect the most illustrative cases concerning a particular area of the law in special textbooks called casebooks. Some professors heavily edit cases down to the most important paragraphs, while deleting nearly all citations and paraphrasing everything else; a few ...

6. Earl of Oxford's case - Wikipedia

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   Earl of Oxford's case (1615) 21 ER 485 is a foundational case for the common law world, that held equity (equitable principle) takes precedence over the common law.. The Lord Chancellor held: "The Cause why there is Chancery is, for that Mens Actions are so divers[e] and infinite, that it is impossible to make any general Law which may aptly meet with every particular Act, and not fail in some ...

7. Federal common law - Wikipedia

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   Federal common law is a term of United States law used to describe common law that is developed by the federal courts, instead of by the courts of the various states. Ever since Louis Brandeis , writing for the Supreme Court of the United States in Erie Railroad v.

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   You've Got Mail!® Millions of people around the world use AOL Mail, and there are times you'll have questions about using it or want to learn more about its features. That's why AOL Mail Help is here with articles, FAQs, tutorials, our AOL virtual chat assistant and live agent support options to get your questions answered.

9. Civil law (common law) - Wikipedia

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   Civil law may, like criminal law, be divided into substantive law and procedural law. [5] The rights and duties of persons (natural persons and legal persons) amongst themselves is the primary concern of civil law. [6] [7] The common law is today as fertile a source for theoretical inquiry as it has ever been. Around the English-speaking world ...