1.0McGill Law Journalhttps://mcgill-lawjournal-new.nixa.ca/fr/Journal Lawhttps://mcgill-lawjournal-new.nixa.ca/fr/author/journal/Common Law - McGill Law Journalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qFpyemSfps"><a href="https://mcgill-lawjournal-new.nixa.ca/fr/article/common-law/">Common Law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mcgill-lawjournal-new.nixa.ca/fr/article/common-law/embed/#?secret=qFpyemSfps" width="600" height="338" title="« Common Law » — McGill Law Journal" data-secret="qFpyemSfps" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://mcgill-lawjournal-new.nixa.ca/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
</script>
The notion of common law is well-known in the world and is usually explained as the law developed by the judges of England. It is therefore often defined as case law, with its attendant notions of precedent, stare decisis, and ratio decidendi, and is often contrasted with the written or codified law found in many jurisdictions described as … Continued