Under common law, lawmakers give up control over the details of the law. Details of interpretation and application, all the little edge cases, precise definitions… that’s decided mainly by courts.
The closest analogue among the other examples is declarative vs imperative programming: think of lawmakers as the programmers, and courts as the compiler. Just as programmers give up control over the details of their program’s execution to the compiler, lawmakers give up control over the details of the law to the courts.
Under common law, lawmakers give up control over the details of the law. Details of interpretation and application, all the little edge cases, precise definitions… that’s decided mainly by courts.
The closest analogue among the other examples is declarative vs imperative programming: think of lawmakers as the programmers, and courts as the compiler. Just as programmers give up control over the details of their program’s execution to the compiler, lawmakers give up control over the details of the law to the courts.