Systems of law based on Roman law, such as those of continental Europe and Japan, where law is codified. The Code Napoléon (1804) is an influential example. The contrast here is with common law systems, where the emphasis is on the development of law through individual cases under a system of precedent. It was also adopted by the state of Louisiana in the USA.
Civil law may refer to:
Civil law (common law), the area of law in common law countries governing relations between private individuals; In this usage the term divides the relevant area of law from criminal law and other areas of public law. A civil code is a systematic compilation of civil law in core areas of private law in common law countries. Civil law (legal system), a system of law based on the Corpus Juris Civilis prevalent in continental Europe, Central and South America, South Africa, Scotland, Quebec and Louisiana.
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