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Along with the written laws, our legal system has always had the "common law".
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Introduction Along with the written laws, our legal system has always had the "common law". The common law is the law which has been created by the judges and which is not based on any statute. It has been developed on a case-by-case basis with previous cases acting as guides or precedents. Many of the general principles of the common law have existed in England for several hundred years. The common law is not frozen: It is always developing and changing. How did we get the common law? Henry II who was the king of England from 1154 to 1189 established better and regular provision for the administration of justice during his reign. In the late 1700s, Upper Canada (now Ontario) passed a law adopting the common law of England. The other Provinces (except Quebec) also adopted the common law of England. Since then Canadian judges have developed the Canadian common...
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