The table below shows data for the field Are referendum results binding? , which is part of our database Direct Democracy. The countries shown can be limited by region and by field value. The data has been verified where possible.
An act of a legislature that declares, proscribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed in writing. A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes set forth general propositions of law that courts apply to specific situations. A statute may forbid a certain act, direct a certain act, make a declaration, or set forth governmental mechanisms to aid society.
There are two different types of laws-there is common law and statutory law. Statutory Law is law which is created by Parliament and written down in an act and is binding on all courts in the country. Common law is law created by the courts in case law and follows a system of precedent to decide what is binding.