Does that mean Australia has the same kind of statutes as in Singapore/ England.. and other common law countries?
2007-03-18 13:46:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Virtually all countries that started with British common law have a lot of basic legal concepts in common, starting with the principles in the Magna Carta. However, the longer such countries have been separate legal entities with their own courts, the more differences have crept in as their own courts have interpreted their own laws. One can no longer say that any country following a common law system is the same or even close, except in broad legal philosophy, to any other.
2007-03-18 13:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common law is typically based on precedent -- how a certain type of case has been decided in the past.
2007-03-18 20:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be some basic ideas but statues are individually based
2007-03-18 21:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by Foxalot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋