Difference between revisions of "Civil Law"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Only the State of Louisiana uses civil law in the United States; the remainder uses common law.) |
(Puerto Rico is in the United States and it uses civil law) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
Civil law is a legal system based on Roman law, in which there is a code of law in which the state follows and uses to determine court cases. This is opposed to [[common law]] in where judges' decisions on court cases can be used as precedent in other cases to create new law. Civil law is also referred to as "ius civile", which is [[Latin]] for civil law. | Civil law is a legal system based on Roman law, in which there is a code of law in which the state follows and uses to determine court cases. This is opposed to [[common law]] in where judges' decisions on court cases can be used as precedent in other cases to create new law. Civil law is also referred to as "ius civile", which is [[Latin]] for civil law. | ||
| − | Civil law developed in Rome, Germany and France, while common law developed in England. Only the State of [[Louisiana]] | + | Civil law developed in Rome, Germany and France, while common law developed in England. Only the State of [[Louisiana]] and [[Puerto Rico]] use civil law in the [[United States]]; the remainder uses common law. |
[[Category:Legal Terms]] | [[Category:Legal Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Law]] | [[Category:Law]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:04, April 18, 2017
Civil law is law based on a series of written codes or laws.
Civil law is a legal system based on Roman law, in which there is a code of law in which the state follows and uses to determine court cases. This is opposed to common law in where judges' decisions on court cases can be used as precedent in other cases to create new law. Civil law is also referred to as "ius civile", which is Latin for civil law.
Civil law developed in Rome, Germany and France, while common law developed in England. Only the State of Louisiana and Puerto Rico use civil law in the United States; the remainder uses common law.