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comes from.
English and Welsh law come from several sources.
The main sources are:
the common law
equity
legislation
judicial precedent
delegated legislation
European law
European Convention on Human Rights.
Equity
Equity means fairness in ordinary language.
As a legal term it began as a set of special rules founded and
Legislation
Legislation is law made by Parliament and is
Judicial Precedent
In all courts it is the judge who is responsible for deciding
Judicial Precedent
The system of judicial precedent means that inferior
European Community
Law
European Community Law is law that comes from the
Delegated legislation
Parliament has quite often delegated its power to make law
Delegated legislation
Statutory Instruments permit government ministers