SOURCES OF LAW

• Statute law:

  • Made by parliament and called an Act or Legislation
  • The process of making laws in this way is called legislating or enacting.
  • Overrides common law
• Common law:

  • Judge-made law
  • Only made when required
• Customary Law:

  • based on the customs of cultural groups.
  • They represent accepted practice that operates in a community to regulate human behaviour and mandate sanctions for non-compliance.