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- In common law legal systems, decisions by courts are explicitly acknowledged as “law” on equal footing with statutes adopted through the legislative process and with regulations issued by the executive branch.
- Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Hong Kong also adopted the common law system.
- Anarchist law primarily deals with how anarchism is implemented upon a society, the framework based on decentralized organizations and mutual aid, with representation through a form of direct democracy.
- The Law Merchant, a precursor to modern commercial law, emphasised the freedom to contract and alienability of property.
- EU law is codified in treaties, but develops through de facto precedent laid down by the European Court of Justice.
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