based on; bound by; codified; custom; disputes legislation; non-criminal; precedents; provisions; rulings In contrast, common law was originally developed through (_____), at a time before laws were written down. Common law is based on (_____) created by judicial decisions, which means that past (____) are taken into consideration when cases are decided. It should be noted that today common law is also (______), i.e. in written form. In the second sense of the term, civil law is distinguished from criminal law, and refers to the body of law dealing with (_____) matters, such as breach of contract.