Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
The law made by the King-in-Council or by the King-in-Parliament is known as the:
ACommon law
BStatutory law ✓ Correct
CCivil law
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (B) Statutory law — Law made by the King-in-Parliament is statutory law, so the answer is statutory law.
Explanation
★Law made by the King-in-Parliament is statutory law, so the answer is statutory law.
★Statutory law is law enacted by a competent legislative authority.
★In Britain this is the King or Queen in Parliament.
★It is written, deliberately made and published as statutes.
★It differs from common law, which is judge-made through precedent.
★So formally enacted legislation is statutory law.
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