Case law is law in the US.
More generally, in the British legal tradition. Also known as "common law".
There are exceptions. I believe Napoleonic Law (France, Spain, Mexico, etc.) follows a different model, as does German law, where court decisions do not establish precedent, see e.g., <https://paperity.org/p/232486962/on-the-role-of-precedents-a...>.
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More generally, in the British legal tradition. Also known as "common law".
There are exceptions. I believe Napoleonic Law (France, Spain, Mexico, etc.) follows a different model, as does German law, where court decisions do not establish precedent, see e.g., <https://paperity.org/p/232486962/on-the-role-of-precedents-a...>.