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What is the difference between Common and Civil Law?

Consider Supporting HoH:   / houseofhistory   "The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law." - Jeremy Bentham This quote is, to an extent, appropriate to both the common and the civil law system (known as continental law). However, there are fundamental differences between common and civil law. In their origins, their development and their contemporary applicability. So what are these differences and how did they originate? Civil law sometimes is referred to as “code law”. This is because of the importance of codified statutes this legal system assigns to them. In common law, case law in the form of published judicial opinions is of primary importance. Thus in civil law, the codified statutes form the basis of law, whereas in common law precedent forms the basis. However, this is putting it too bluntly. In order to properly understand the nuances of and differences between these systems, the historical background of these systems ought to be outlined Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Time Codes: Sources: