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Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law passed by a body of legislature. This is opposed to oral or customary law; or regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary.[1] Statutes may originate with national, state legislatures or local municipalities.

Codified law

The term codified law refers to statutes that have been organized ("codified") by subject matter; in this narrower sense, some but not all statutes are considered "codified." The entire body of codified statute is referred to as a "code," such as the United States Code, the Ohio Revised Code or the Code of Canon Law. The substantive provisions of the Act could be codified (arranged by subject matter) in one or more titles of the United States Code while the provisions of the law that have not reached their "effective date" (remaining uncodified) would be available by reference to the United States Statutes at Large.[2] Another meaning of "codified law" is a statute that takes the common law in a certain area of the law and puts it in statute or code form.

Private law (particular law)

Another example of statutes that are not typically codified is a "private law" that may originate as a private bill, a law affecting only one person or a small group of persons. An example was divorce in Canada prior to the passage of the Divorce Act of 1968.[3] If unavailable by administrative or judicial means, it was possible to obtain a legislative divorce by application to the Senate of Canada, which reviewed and investigated petitions for divorce, which would then be voted upon by the Senate and subsequently made into law.

In the United Kingdom Parliament, private bills were used in the nineteenth century to create corporations, grant monopolies and give individuals attention to be more fully considered by the parliament. They are still used in relation to large infrastructure projects, such as HS2, where law is being created primarily to give effect to rights and powers being exercised by a private (even if largely state owned) entity.[4]

In practice modern private bills are mixed and have both private and public aspects. In such cases the proposed legislation is called a hybrid bill.[5]

Private Members Bills

In the UK, and other jurisdictions that derive their parliamentary systems from the UK model, individual backbencher members of parliament may introduce a bill themselves through a range of mechanisms. These are not official government bills and are called private member's bills. Such bills may also be introduced by the loyal opposition — members of the opposition party or parties. A private member's bill is not a private bill and the two should not be confused. A private member's bill is usually a public bill in that it is intended to have general effect. However, very few such bills go on to become law.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Common law - The modernization of common law in Great Britain". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ "Statutes at Large Home Page: U.S. Congressional Documents". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "Divorce Law in Canada (96-3e)". publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ^ "Private Bills". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  5. ^ "Hybrid Bills". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

External links

  •   Media related to Statutory law at Wikimedia Commons
  • Parliamentary Fact Sheets United Kingdom

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when to remove this template message This article needs attention from an expert in Law The specific problem is Likely original research needs to be investigated Furthermore the article disproportionately covers Anglosphere countries and needs to globalize WikiProject Law may be able to help recruit an expert July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Statutory law or statute law is written law passed by a body of legislature This is opposed to oral or customary law or regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary 1 Statutes may originate with national state legislatures or local municipalities Contents 1 Codified law 2 Private law particular law 3 Private Members Bills 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCodified law EditMain article Codification law The term codified law refers to statutes that have been organized codified by subject matter in this narrower sense some but not all statutes are considered codified The entire body of codified statute is referred to as a code such as the United States Code the Ohio Revised Code or the Code of Canon Law The substantive provisions of the Act could be codified arranged by subject matter in one or more titles of the United States Code while the provisions of the law that have not reached their effective date remaining uncodified would be available by reference to the United States Statutes at Large 2 Another meaning of codified law is a statute that takes the common law in a certain area of the law and puts it in statute or code form Private law particular law EditAnother example of statutes that are not typically codified is a private law that may originate as a private bill a law affecting only one person or a small group of persons An example was divorce in Canada prior to the passage of the Divorce Act of 1968 3 If unavailable by administrative or judicial means it was possible to obtain a legislative divorce by application to the Senate of Canada which reviewed and investigated petitions for divorce which would then be voted upon by the Senate and subsequently made into law In the United Kingdom Parliament private bills were used in the nineteenth century to create corporations grant monopolies and give individuals attention to be more fully considered by the parliament They are still used in relation to large infrastructure projects such as HS2 where law is being created primarily to give effect to rights and powers being exercised by a private even if largely state owned entity 4 In practice modern private bills are mixed and have both private and public aspects In such cases the proposed legislation is called a hybrid bill 5 Private Members Bills EditIn the UK and other jurisdictions that derive their parliamentary systems from the UK model individual backbencher members of parliament may introduce a bill themselves through a range of mechanisms These are not official government bills and are called private member s bills Such bills may also be introduced by the loyal opposition members of the opposition party or parties A private member s bill is not a private bill and the two should not be confused A private member s bill is usually a public bill in that it is intended to have general effect However very few such bills go on to become law See also EditLegislation Legislative intent Plain meaning rule Statutory interpretation Strict constructionism TextualismReferences Edit Common law The modernization of common law in Great Britain Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2019 02 01 Statutes at Large Home Page U S Congressional Documents memory loc gov Retrieved 2019 02 01 Divorce Law in Canada 96 3e publications gc ca Retrieved 2019 02 01 Private Bills UK Parliament Retrieved 2022 10 13 Hybrid Bills UK Parliament Retrieved 2019 02 01 External links Edit Media related to Statutory law at Wikimedia Commons Parliamentary Fact Sheets United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Statutory law amp oldid 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