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by Barzellato Roberta,Mosca Desirèe & Romano Alice COMMON LAW by Barzellato Roberta,Mosca Desirèe & Romano Alice

Common law is a model of Anglo Saxon legal order that dates back to the Norman Conquest (1066). It was an unwritten law and it was based on the opinion of some judges who considered previous legal cases.

THE FEATURES Practical Technical Every case had a particular judgment It was not influenced by Roman law

THE ORGANIZATION Henry II (1154-1189) divided England into parts First: Itinerant judges were sent in every part to listen to the witnesses and to deal out justice. 1178: He established Curia Regis (group of judges and counsels who stayed in Westminster) Common Council justice and finance Magnum Concilium main political problems courts of Common Law Parliament

COURTS OF COMMON LAW Exchequer (XII century) Common pleas (1178) King’s bench taxes common problems most important cases

COMMON LAW vs EQUITY SYSTEM Citizens were judged by a chancellor chosen by the king (Equity System introduced at the end of XII century) Judicature Acts (1873-1875) courts of Common law and equity joined Supreme Court of Judicature.

TODAY Common law system still exists in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and USA. Civil law Common law Civil e common law