Sentence examples for common law recognised from inspiring English sources

Essentially, Australian common law recognised a right to a fair trial, but the question of whether the lack of representation caused an unfair trial had to be based on the particular circumstances of each case.

It's time the law recognised that.

Roman law recognised only patrician families as legal entities.

However, in June 1992 the High Court of Australia held, for the first time, that the common law of Australia recognised the prior land rights of Australian Aboriginal people.

In the same year the federal government passed a law recognising foreign technical qualifications.

In 2003 Croatia adopted a law recognising same-sex couples who have lived together for at least three years.

Over time, common-law courts recognise the legality of such private enforcement activities and introduce legislation to prohibit them.

Swedish law does not recognise common law marriages.

The common law courts did not recognise such trusts, and so it fell to equity and to the Court of Chancery to deal with them, as befitting the common principle that the Chancery's jurisdiction was for matters where the common law courts could neither enforce a right nor administer it.

The right to sanctuary, while not now recognised under common law in Australia or other jurisdictions, is a biblical concept that had legal basis during the middle ages.

The common law, over the years, has recognised a wide area covered by "education".