Common Law Case Study

1.a What is the meaning of the term common law and what are the characteristics of a common law system?

Throughout the world there are two types of legal systems; common and civil law. The most prevalent is the Civil law system, which grew from Roman law. The less frequently occurring of the two systems is the Common Law system, with only 27% of the world’s 320 legal jurisdictions using Common Law.

Common law can refer to any legal jurisdiction that is using the English system.

Common law is case law, a more flexible system of law by contrast to civil law. Judge decided case law is the foundation of the common law system, meaning that common laws are of the courts, or judges’ creation. The Judges interpret statute created by parliament.

4a. Why is writing in your own words an important academic skill.

It is important to engage with the subject that you are studying, a way of doing that is by taking notes in your own words as you progress through the material presented. Were you to simply copy the content of the course word for word, you not only are not thinking about the information you are expected to learn, and as a result not digesting it, you may as well just be copying a textbook.

Furthermore, if you do not write in your own words, you may fail any assessment you submit, as you will be guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined in the following question’s answer.

b. Re-write this statement: Plagiarism is considered to be inappropriate practice. It is a wide-ranging term: it can cover everything from poor study skills and a lack of understanding of what is expected at your level of study, to straightforward fraud in the form of intentional