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Can courts consider hansard transcripts in interpreting statutes?
When a court is trying to decide the meaning of a law, can it consider the discussions which begot it?
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Has a common law defence ever held water?
The UK is a common law country. It is a widely held belief of many people that statute Acts of parliament (i.e. most 'laws') only apply with the "consent of the governed"; and that one may be a "free ...
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Is there one body of common law?
I'm a bit confused by the usage of the phrase "common law" on this site. The Wikipedia article initially describes it as an abstract concept. The first paragraph reads:
Common law (also known as ...
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What is a “legal code,” and is the British statute book one?
A recent answer laments the ostensible apparent lack of a “legal code.” But just what is a legal “code,” such as presumably the “U.S. CODE,” our various other countries’ so called “civil codes,” and ...