The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) was written by a group of legal scholars and adopted by elected state legislators (many of whom tend to be lawyers). But many contracts that do not involve a sale of goods are still governed by old common law principles that have been created by judges over a period of centuries. Which method do you think works better in application?

Legal scholars have also written Uniform Penal Code (UPC), which dictates the legal standards used for conviction of criminal acts as well as some of the penalties. Very few states have adopted the UPC, and none have adopted it in its entirety. Why do you think it is that the UCC has been widely adopted but states are reluctant to unify their criminal code?

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