when did the doctrine of precedent begin to emerge in english common law
Common law The doctrine of precedent developed during the 12th and 13th centuries,[73] as the collective judicial decisions that were based in tradition, custom and precedent.[74]
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Common law The common law—so named because it was "common" to all the king's courts across England—originated in the practices of the courts of the English kings in the centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066.[10] The British Empire spread its legal system to its historical colonies, many of which retain the common law system today. These "common law systems" are legal systems that give great precedential weight to common law, and to the style of reasoning inherited from the English legal system.[11][12][13][14]
Matthew 7:7–8 The common English expression "Seek and Ye Shall Find" is derived from this verse.