Common Law is described as

• A. Law created solely by statutes.
• B. The body of law developed through judicial decisions over time, historically influenced by English practices.
• C. The body of law developed through administrative regulations.
• D. International law recognized by treaty.

Answer: (B)

Common law is a system of law that grows from judicial decisions over time, built on the principle of precedent. Judges interpret and apply past rulings to new cases, creating rules that future courts are bound to follow. This tradition traces back to England, and as it spread to other countries, it carried that habit of governing through case law rather than purely written statutes. While statutes can codify or modify what the courts have established, the defining feature is that the authoritative rules come from court decisions and the standards judges set, not from legislative acts alone. Administrative regulations come from government agencies implementing statutes, and international law recognized by treaty governs relations between nations, so neither of those reflects the everyday, court-made development that characterizes common law.