Sentence examples for our common law from inspiring English sources

"This is part of our common law system".

In our common law system, binding law is made in these highest courts as well as in parliament.

"I am pleased that the Court of Appeal has recognised that this privilege remains a part of our common law.

Our common law has retained its essential vibrancy and values, the essence of which is exported through the convention and its interpretation by our courts.

But, it might be thought, as a last resort we can rely on the courts to protect our common law rights.

It's never gone down badly with the British people to boast about the superiority of our common law heritage vis a vis up-starting wannabe's like the Aussies.

"The witness has been cross-examined on inconsistent statements... To remove the ability to do that would be to cast aside our common-law traditions which go to fairness".

International law, he says, like our ordinary common law, has to be based on the enlightened conscience of mankind.

The default position of many civil libertarians is a deeply conservative (even chauvinistic) view that our existing common law practices and institutions are sacrosanct - implying that all those continental European countries that do not have jury trials but do have ID cards are significantly less free or liberal.

The requirement that our criminal laws provide adequate notice of what conduct is prohibited predates our Constitution in English common law.

Our statute book and common law bristle with restrictive laws and always have done.