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The common law was originally developed under the auspices of the adversary system in historical England from judicial decisions that were based in traditon, custom, and precedent. The form of reasoning used in common law is known as casuistry or case-based reasoning. Common law may be unwritten or written in statutes or codes. As applied in civil cases, it was devised as a means of compensating someone for wrongful acts known as torts, including both intentional torts and torts caused by negligence and as developing the body of law recognizing and regulatingcontracts. Today common law is generally thought of as applying only to civildisputes. Originally it encompassed the criminal law before criminal codes were adopted in most common law jurisdictions in the late19th century. The type of procedure practiced in common law courts is known as the adversary system, which is also a development of the common law. ... Among many achievements, Henry institutionalized common law by creating a unified system of law "common" to the country through incorporating and elevating local custom to the national, ending local control and peculiarities, eliminating arbitrary remedies, and reinstating a jury system of citizens sworn on oath to investigate reliably criminal accusations and civil claims.
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