Common Law / Civil Law Jurisdictions
Common Law / Civil Law Jurisdictions
What is wrong or right?
A cameraman ( who is standing in his one garden ) is filming 2 policemen.
Policemen wanted that cameraman stopped filming Cameraman refused Policemen asked the officer ‘what to do’? Polimen left
Conclusion?
Legal systems:
•Common law
•Civil law
•Customary law
•Religious law
LEGAL
SYSTEMS
Civil law• developed from Roman law
•Law developed by rules
CIVIL
LAW
Civil lawCIVIL
LAW
You can subdivide civil law in 4 groups:
1.Romanistic2.Germanic3.Scandinavian4.Chinese
Civil law
• France• Spain• Germany• Japan• Mexico• Québec• Switzerland• The Netherlands• …
Is used in:
CIVIL
LAW
Common law= case law
law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals
COMMON
LAW
Common law
• Australia
• England
• Hong Kong
• USA (except Louisiana)
• Canada (except Québec)
• Pakistan
• India
• Malaysia
• …
Is used in:
COMMON
LAW
Civil lawversus common law
Civil law Common law / case law
Jury : Will only use a jury in the most difficult cases
Uses a jury in almost any case
My
opinion
Very difficult
What when you are in another country with another system ?
One system for the whole world
My opinion
THE
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