Philosophy of Law: Common Law vs Statute Law
George Fletcher writes that there are three components of law, and those are
statutes, cases, and writings about law. Each law has a role they play in our
understanding on how law legal systems operate. A statute is a written law accepted
by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes established forth general
propositions of law that courts apply to specific circumstances. A statute may prohibit
a certain act, direct a certain act, make a declaration, or create forth governmental
mechanisms to aid society. A statue starts as a bill proposed or supported by a
legislator. If the proposal survives the legislative committee process and is
acknowledged by both parties of the legislature, it will become a law when it is
signed by the executive officer. When a bill becomes law, the several provisions in
the bill are called statutes. The term statute indicates the advancement of a bill from
legislative proposal to law. State and federal are together in statutory codes that
assemble the statutes by subject. These codes are available at law libraries and are
published in book form.
Lawmaking powers entrusted mainly in elected officials in the legislative branch. The
entrusting of the chief lawmaking power in selected lawmakers is the essence of a
representative democracy. Apart from the federal and state constitution statutes
passed by elected lawmakers are the first laws to check in finding the law that
involves to a case. As legislative enactments, statutory trail the usual process of
legislation. A bill is presented in the legislature and chosen upon. If permitted, it
passes to the executive branch (either a governor at the state level or the president
at the federal level). If the executive signs the bill it passes into law as a statute. If
the executive fails or declines to sign the bill, it can be rejected and sent back to the
legislature. In most instances, if the legislature again permits the bill by an
established margin it becomes a statute.
Statutes are not consistent and unalterable. A statute may be changed or cancelled
by the lawmaking associates that proposed it, or it may be overturned by a court. A
statute may delay, or dismiss, under the terms of the statute itself or under
George Fletcher writes that there are three components of law, and those are
statutes, cases, and writings about law. Each law has a role they play in our
understanding on how law legal systems operate. A statute is a written law accepted
by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes established forth general
propositions of law that courts apply to specific circumstances. A statute may prohibit
a certain act, direct a certain act, make a declaration, or create forth governmental
mechanisms to aid society. A statue starts as a bill proposed or supported by a
legislator. If the proposal survives the legislative committee process and is
acknowledged by both parties of the legislature, it will become a law when it is
signed by the executive officer. When a bill becomes law, the several provisions in
the bill are called statutes. The term statute indicates the advancement of a bill from
legislative proposal to law. State and federal are together in statutory codes that
assemble the statutes by subject. These codes are available at law libraries and are
published in book form.
Lawmaking powers entrusted mainly in elected officials in the legislative branch. The
entrusting of the chief lawmaking power in selected lawmakers is the essence of a
representative democracy. Apart from the federal and state constitution statutes
passed by elected lawmakers are the first laws to check in finding the law that
involves to a case. As legislative enactments, statutory trail the usual process of
legislation. A bill is presented in the legislature and chosen upon. If permitted, it
passes to the executive branch (either a governor at the state level or the president
at the federal level). If the executive signs the bill it passes into law as a statute. If
the executive fails or declines to sign the bill, it can be rejected and sent back to the
legislature. In most instances, if the legislature again permits the bill by an
established margin it becomes a statute.
Statutes are not consistent and unalterable. A statute may be changed or cancelled
by the lawmaking associates that proposed it, or it may be overturned by a court. A
statute may delay, or dismiss, under the terms of the statute itself or under
