Re: DIS: Common Law and Tracking

2017-05-21 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Mon, 22 May 2017, Owen Jacobson wrote: > 2. There is presently no rule binding judges to follow the precedent of prior > CFJs. from R217: When interpreting and applying the rules, the text of the rules takes precedence. Where the text is silent, inconsistent, or unclear

Re: DIS: Common Law and Tracking

2017-05-21 Thread Owen Jacobson
> On May 20, 2017, at 7:03 PM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus > wrote: > > Two questions: > a) Do torts and other common law concepts apply to Agora? I’d tend to argue that they don’t, for two reasons: 1. Common law - that is, the accumulation of precedent, creating law where no statute con

DIS: Common Law and Tracking

2017-05-20 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Two questions: a) Do torts and other common law concepts apply to Agora? b) If so, who tracks common-law entities? Publius Scribonius Scholasticus