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As the rule of law became more and more important in maintaining a civil society and the law itself became more and more complicated, kings and queens began to farm out the job of hearing petitions to people specially appointed to hear them. This was the origin of the Court of Common Pleas, and it marked the start of the English common law as the specially-appointed people, ''judges'', were sent out to tour the country and resolve legal problems on behalf of the king or queen. Eventually, the monarchy got out of the business altogether and left the hearing of petitions entirely to the judges. The English court system became more complex as time went on, and different types of courts, like the Court of Equity, the Court of the Exchequer and the Court of Wards and Liveries, were eventually set up to deal with different kinds of problems. | As the rule of law became more and more important in maintaining a civil society and the law itself became more and more complicated, kings and queens began to farm out the job of hearing petitions to people specially appointed to hear them. This was the origin of the Court of Common Pleas, and it marked the start of the English common law as the specially-appointed people, ''judges'', were sent out to tour the country and resolve legal problems on behalf of the king or queen. Eventually, the monarchy got out of the business altogether and left the hearing of petitions entirely to the judges. The English court system became more complex as time went on, and different types of courts, like the Court of Equity, the Court of the Exchequer and the Court of Wards and Liveries, were eventually set up to deal with different kinds of problems. | ||
British Columbia's court system has its roots in English law, which was formally adopted for the mainland Colony of British Columbia on 19 November 1858 by Governor Sir James Douglas, as shown below. Although the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia did not merge until 1866, and ultimately BC joined Confederation in 1871, this early adoption of English law helped shape the legal framework we still rely on today. | |||
[[Image:1858_Proclamation_Gov_Douglas.png|frameless|center|400px|1858 Proclamation of Governor Sir James Douglas]] | [[Image:1858_Proclamation_Gov_Douglas.png|frameless|center|400px|1858 Proclamation of Governor Sir James Douglas]] | ||