Statutory Law

A Statutory Law is legal system component that prescribes and codifies formal rules enacted by a legislative body.

• Context:
  • It is often a written law based on statutory enactments.
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• Example(s):
  • California's Statutory Law (in 2023).
  • Civil Code,
  • Criminal Statutes,
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Common Law,
  • Customary Law,
  • Case Law.
• See: Legislature, Oral Law, Customary Law, Regulatory Law, Common Law, Judiciary, Legislation, Statute, Judicial Precedent, Code of Law.

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References

2023a

• (GM-RKB ChatGPT, 2023) ⇒ Summarize the concept Statutory Law in 1- 2 paragraphs, promt. GM-RKB ChatGPT (model: gpt-4-1106-preview) Retrieved: 2023-12-03.
  • QUOTE: Statutory law consists of laws that are written and enacted by a legislative body, such as a parliament, congress, or other governing assembly. These statutes are the codified rules and regulations that are consciously crafted and formally passed by the appropriate government authority. Statutory laws are created through a structured process that involves proposal, debate, amendment, and voting before they are enacted and signed by the executive branch, such as a president or monarch, depending on the political system.
    Once enacted, statutory laws provide a framework that governs the behavior of individuals and organizations within a jurisdiction. They outline rights, obligations, and procedures to ensure order, justice, and consistency in society's functioning. Statutory laws can cover a wide range of areas, including criminal law, civil law, tax law, labor law, and more. They are written with the intent to be clear and accessible, so that individuals can understand their legal rights and obligations, and they also serve as a basis for the judiciary to interpret and apply the law in individual cases Statutory laws can be contrasted with common law, which evolves through judicial decisions over time, and with regulations, which are detailed rules made by executive agencies based on the authority granted by statutes.

2023b

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/statutory_law Retrieved:2023-7-14.
  • Statutory law or statute law is written law passed by a body of legislature. This is opposed to oral or customary law; or regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary. Statutes may originate with national, state legislatures or local municipalities.

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