Outline of Law - Law By Source

Law By Source

  • Sources of law
    • Custom
    • Precedent of past judicial decisions (stare decisis)
    • Statutory law
      • Statute
      • Black letter law
    • Constitutional law
      • Constitution
      • Constitutional court
    • Sources of international law
      • Customary international law
      • Treaty
      • Juristic writings (such as legal treatises)

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