what's a common example of a statute, a regulation, and a case law?

Question

"common" examples please. explain it to me like i'm an idiot.

I don't want definitions! American law examples of present time that fit each category. I just don't understand which laws go where.

Answer 1

Statute = A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. Typically, statutes command, prohibit, or declare policy. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or "black letter law."

In many countries, published statutes are organized in topical arrangements called codes, such as the Civil Code of Quebec or the United States Code.

Regulations = A regulation is a form of secondary legislation which is used to implement a primary piece of legislation appropriately, or to take account of particular circumstances or factors emerging during the gradual implementation of, or during the period of, a primary piece of legislation.

Other forms of secondary legislation are statutory instruments, statutory orders, by-laws and rules. Some of these (but not all of them) need to be referred back before being implemented, to the primary legislative process.

Case Law = Case law (also known as precedential law or decisional law) is the body of judge-made law and legal decisions that interprets prior case law, statutes and other legal authority -- including doctrinal writings by legal scholars such as the Corpus Juris Secundum, Halsbury's Laws of England or the doctrinal writings found in the Recueil Dalloz and law commissions such as the American Law Institute. The term "common law" is also often used to mean case law.

A famous example of this evolution in jurisprudence was by Lord Denning, first of the High Court of Justice, later of the Court of Appeal in his development of the concept of estoppel starting in the world renowned High Trees case: Central London Property Trust Ltd v. High Trees House Ltd [1947] K.B. 130.

Answer 2

A statute is a law, passed by the legislature. A regulation is an interpretation of that law, written by a govt agency. Case law is a ruling by a court on a particualar law. An example is a tax bill. The legislature passes a law saying that a manufacturer does not pay sales tax on materials that become part of a product for sale. The Dept of Revenue writes a regulation breaking down what is considered a purchase that becomes part of a product. A case goes to court where the taxpayer and the Dept disagree if something actually became part of the manufacturers product and the court gives a ruling. From then on, the ruling would take precidence over the regulation.

Answer 3

a statute is a law that has been accepted into the laws of a country, enshrined into the constitution and punishable if contravened.A regulation is more like the do's or dont's of a certain community which sometimes attracts mild punishment while a case law is the decsion of a judge in a case which has been accepted as law.examples of statute-statute of limitation.e.g of a regulation ,the rules of your school.e.g of case law is the rule in rylandsv fletcher.hope it helps.