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...t Congress had simply preserved what power, under the Constitution and the common law of war, the President already had to convene military commissions—with th

...tion", ''Historical Journal,'' 3 (1960), 125-43; shows Burke's debt to the Common Law tradition of the 17th century [http://www.jstor.org/pss/3020472 in JSTOR]

...able before a military tribunal need not be stated with the precision of a common law indictment. Cf. ''[[Collins v. McDonald]]'' <ref> U. S. 420</ref> But we co

However other enactments and the common law also disqualify a range of people, such as minors and aliens

...onquest (in 1066). Deriving from concepts of the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon common law, and one of the rights itemized in [[Magna Carta]] (in 1215), ''habeas corp

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...to be home of the 'mother of parliaments', of the rule of law (The English Common Law system), of the Bill of Rights, and of Free Trade. ...e individuals currently serving as government officials. When you bring up common law, I start thinking about stare decisis vs. civil code, etc... which are impo

The legal system is a combination of French civil law with some English common law.

...s, to all intents and purposes, without any exception;</blockquote>British common law with regard to patrilineal [[Jus sanguinis|''ius sanguinis'']] and natural- ...blockquote></ref> whereas Arthur's status at birth was governed by British common law.

...er different legal systems. English-speaking countries tend to be based on common law while French-speaking countries use civil law. Of course, not all countries ...d, it cannot be considered universal for democratic states that do not use common law; the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not based on any specific leg

...' rested on the historical breadth of the right of habeas corpus rights at common law. Citing British case law, Justice Stevens noted that the availability of th

...n citizens […].</blockquote></ref> applying a legal principle from British common law that had always declared children born of a British subject father outside ...s, to all intents and purposes, without any exception;</blockquote>British common law with regard to patrilineal ''ius sanguinis'' and natural-born subjects of f

...reme and districts courts, respectively, shall possess chancery as well as common law jurisdiction. Each District Court, or the judge thereof, shall appoint its

...be home of the 'mother of parliaments', of the rule of law (The English [[Common Law]] system), of the [[Bill of Rights]], and of [[Free Trade]]. British societ

...vil law approach) he didn't get anywhere. The Council instead followed the common law approach of deciding individual cases and seeing what developed. This commi

:::Very interesting, this link...especially the importance of "common law copyright" versus commercial copyright. It seems that we continue to have t .... Scots Law is based on completely different legal principles from English common law [it is closer to European traditions] and also has completely different ins

...living under a common law, and privileges by definition were exceptions to common law. The nobility were a caste of idle, burdensome usurpers, and there should b