Confessions of a researchaholic

December 22, 2020

Common law versus civil law

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 12:12 pm

Quote from here:

The main difference between the two systems is that in common law countries, case law – in the form of published judicial opinions – is of primary importance, whereas in civil law systems, codified statutes predominate.
But these divisions are not as clear-cut as they might seem. In fact, many countries use a mix of features from common and civil law systems. Understanding the differences between these systems first requires an understanding of their historical underpinnings.

So, common law is data-driven while civil law is procedural.
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