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Some common law systems, including Australia, are moving away from the idea of consideration as a requirement. The idea of estoppel or culpa in contrahendo, can be used to create obligations during pre-contractual negotiations. In exceptional circumstances defences can apply to specific acts, such as killing in self defence, or pleading insanity.
In common law legal systems, decisions by courts are explicitly acknowledged as “law” on equal footing with statutes adopted through the legislative process and with regulations issued by the executive branch.
Anarchism encompasses a broad range of social political philosophies with different…