common law

Summary

common law is a legal system^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of legal_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,973 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• common law is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• common law is in the country of Wales^[4].
• common law is in the country of Northern Ireland^[5].
• common law is in the country of Ireland^[6].
• common law is in the country of United States^[7].
• common law is in the country of Canada^[8].
• common law's instance of is recorded as legal system^[9].
• common law's instance of is recorded as type of law^[10].
• common law's instance of is recorded as area of law^[11].
• common law is a type of law^[12].
• common law is a type of statute^[13].
• common law's Commons category is recorded as Common law^[14].
• common law is the opposite of civil law^[15].
• common law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Common law^[16].
• common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory^[17].
• common law's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• common law's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü^[20].
• common law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[21].
• common law's different from is recorded as statutory law^[22].
• common law's different from is recorded as North Dakota Century Code^[23].
• common law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Law^[25].
• common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject England^[26].
• common law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject History^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include legal system^[9], type of law^[10], and area of law^[11]. Recorded subclass of include law^[12] and statute^[13]. common law is the opposite of civil law^[15].

Influence

Things named for common law include Common Law^[28], a television series^[29].

Why It Matters

common law ranks in the top 9% of legal_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,973 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Common Law^[28], a television series^[29].