What’s the difference between “common law” and “statutory law”? Here’s a snapshot from Wikipedia: Common law as opposed to statutory law and regulatory law Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th Ed., gives as definition 1, “1. The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions; [synonym] CASELAW, [contrast] STATUTORY LAW.”[4] (Black’s Law Dictionary […]

We talk about prudent practices, but when and where did the law begin? One branch is the Manu Smriti or “codes of Manu.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Smriti