“Common-law precedent is legislation.”
Usage Entry 1339 / 1350 60-second read
Law vs. Legislation
The rule or system of rules (broad) versus specific statutes enacted by a legislature.
The comparisoni
“Common-law precedent is law but not legislation — legislation is specifically statutes passed by a legislature. Law also includes case law and constitutions.”
The ruleii
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LAW = all. LEGISLATION = statutes.
LAW is the full system of rules — statutes, case law, constitutions, regulations. LEGISLATION is specifically statutes enacted by a legislature (Acts of Congress, Acts of Parliament). All legislation is law; not all law is legislation — judicial precedent and constitutional clauses are also law.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Law broad. Legislation statutes.