Editing English law (section)

== Sources of English law==
{{See|Sources of law}}[[File:SirWilliamBlackstone.jpg|thumb|right|Sir [[William Blackstone]] in 1774, after his appointment as a Justice of the [[Court of King's Bench (England)|Court of King's Bench]]]]
In England there is a hierarchy of sources, as follows:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Slapper |last2=Kelly |title=English Legal System |publisher=Routledge |year=2016}}</ref>
* Legislation (primary and secondary)
* The case law rules of common law and equity, derived from [[judicial precedent|precedent decisions]]
* Parliamentary conventions{{efn|Parliamentary conventions should not be confused with international conventions, which are treaties adopted and ratified by Parliament.}}
* General customs
* [[Books of authority]]{{efn|Such as [[Edward Coke|Coke]] and [[William Blackstone|Blackstone]].}}
The rule of [[European Union law]] in England, previously of prime importance, has been ended as a result of [[Brexit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retained EU Law |url=https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/brexit/retained-eu-law |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=www.lawsociety.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>