What is Oral law?
An '''oral law''' are [[Law|rules]] of human behavior in use in a given [[culture]], [[religion]] or other group, which is transmitted by [[oral tradition]] and respected. Oral law is spoken, as opposed to [[statutory law]], which is written down. Like [[customary law]], oral laws depend not on [[legislation]] passed by a [[government]], but rather [[tradition]], [[custom]] and [[precedent]]. Many cultures do have an oral law, while most legal systems of today have a formal written [[organisation]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Types of law]] [[Category:Oral tradition]]