名詞
源於英國嘅法律系統;相對於歐洲嘅大陸法,法庭會根據以前嘅案例判案 common law, a legal system originating in England where precedent binds future court decisions
A criminal code consolidates existing statute law and incorporates into it the common law as laid down in judicial decisions. The code may be a complete body of law that purports to replace entirely the preexisting law or it may be partial to the extent that certain pre-existing rules remain.