Sentence examples for on a common law from inspiring English sources

At the federal level and in almost every state, a legal system operates on a common law.

Justices created a common law by drawing on customs across the country and rulings by monarchs.

Adjudication in a common law system usually focuses on a past transaction between particular parties.

That is because there has been some debate over whether such a fee constitutes an "unreasonable restraint on alienation," a common-law doctrine that prohibits unreasonable restrictions on the sale of real estate.

Still, he translated several books -- one on English common law -- for the emperor.

Though lawmakers have proposed legislation codifying insider trading in the statutes, the S.E.C. seems to prefer a common-law approach, on the theory that it will be a less fixed — thus a more worrisome — deterrent.

The recount campaign process hit a major snag on Friday when a Pennsylvania common law court judge ordered Stein's campaign to pay a $1 million bond to kick off the recount.

"The use of ANPR as a mass surveillance tool constitutes a major assault on our common law foundations and the rule of law," said Charles Farrier of No CCTV.

A former British colony, Nigeria inherited a judicial system based on English common law.

His argument was based on the common law tradition that an accused is entitled to a fair trial.

It did not go to bat on behalf of a fundamental common law principle.