There is nothing, it turns out, that Bartolo Colon can't do. The 42-year-old Colon launched the first home run of his 19-year career on Saturday, taking Padres pitcher James Shields deep for a two-run shot in the second inning of a at Petco Park. It was Colon's first hit of the season, and just the third extra-base hit of his professional career.
The rule of law is the principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by decisions of individual government officials.
A common law system is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law, so that consistent principles applied to similar facts yield similar outcomes.The body of past common law binds judges that make future decisions, just as any other law does, to ensure consistent treatment.In cases where the parties disagree on what the law is, a common law court looks to past precedential decisions of relevant courts.he body of past common law binds judges that make future decisions, just as any other law does, to ensure consistent treatment. In cases where the parties disagree on what the law is, a common law court looks to past precedential decisions of relevant courts.