[Pyro7480]

There is a discussion on the other thread over Scalia's own citations of "foreign law." Scalia has quoted British legal expert Blackstone on occasion, but since most of the non-federal legal systems are based on British common law, that makes sense.

[Publius Valerius]

See my response to this on the other thread. I don't think that the two are comparable because the US constitution isn't based on the common law.

I agree with what one poster said--that "lower" law is largely based on the common law, but not constitutional law. The difference is a written constitution and parliamentary supremacy.