2022-04-25
This is not a description of Common Law, but an exposition of the basis upon which Common Law is founded.
Common Law is common to all nations, all genuine religions, all thinking beings (including ETs should we happen upon them!).
It is the set of assumptions that are derived from the "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" principle - in short, it embodies all the necessary principles by which we can all live with each other in harmony and equality of opportunity, and excludes any and all rules not necessary for that purpose.
This little dissertation from the Democracy Defined Campaign elaborates on this theme with cross-reference to religious teachings of various faiths, and much historical development.
