The document discusses the common law system and its influence on Nepal's legal system. It describes the key features of common law, including that it is based on judicial precedent rather than statutes. It originated in England and was developed in four stages. The common law system has had a major influence on Nepal's legal system since 2007 B.S., introducing concepts like constitutional monarchy, an independent judiciary, rule of law, and an adversarial legal system based on reason and precedent rather than codes or statutes.

1. Influence of common law system
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2. Contents
• Introduction
• Features
• Origins of common law system
• Influence

3. Introduction
• Common law system is guided by judicial decisions or
precedents which are made by judges using and
exercising their conscience and reason.
• The origin of common law system may be traced in
England.
• It has no basis in statute and is established and
developed through written opinions of judges
delivered at the end of a trial.
• It is based on the concept of judicial precedent.

4. Features
• There is not always a written constitution or codified
laws.
• Judicial decisions are binding,
• decisions of the highest court can generally only be
overturned by that same court or through legislation.
• Extensive freedom of contract,
• Few provision are implied into the contract by law,

5. Origins of common law system
• It was developed in four stages. They are
1. Anglo-Saxon
2. Norman Period
3. Recognition of Equity
4. Legislation
• It consists of the rules and other doctrine
developed gradually by the judges of the English
court as the foundation of their decision

6. Influence
• It is most important and major legal system
dominated on Nepalese legal system.
• The impact of common law took place after 2007 B.S.
• The impact are
 Constitutional monarchy
 Western minister model of parliament
 Recognized principle of justice
 Principle of natural justice
 Principle of criminal justice

7. Influence of western model of education system
Rule of law
Independent judiciary
Judges from bar
Government prosecution through state case act
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Neutral roles of court and judges
Discretionary power goes to judges

8. Equality before law
Equal protection of law
Adversarial legal system
Reason based decision
Contempt of court is crime