Civil Law

a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher

Judges in common law systems usually have more extensive power to declare someone in contempt than judges in civil law systems.

contract law is exercised and governed either under common law jurisdictions, civil law jurisdictions, or mixed-law jurisdictions that combine elements of both common and civil law.

The code had over 17,000 articles, and covered fields of civil law, penal law, family law, public law, administrative law etc.

fructus) is a limited real right (or in rem right) found in civil law and mixed jurisdictions that unites the two property interests of usus and fr

hypothēkē), sometimes tacit hypothec, is a term used in civil law systems (e.g. the law of most of Continental Europe) to refer to a registered

In civil law systems, a synallagmatic contract is a contract in which each party to the contract is bound to provide something to the other party

In the civil law tradition, a legal good is an interest or right that the legal system protects

In civil law, obrogation (Latin: obrogat from obrogare) is the modification or repeal of a law in whole or in part by issuing a new law

In certain civil law jurisdictions (e.g., France, Quebec, Mexico, etc.), the patrimoine d'affectation is property, assets, or a legal estate that can

At civil law, ownership (dominium) (e.g.

Matrimonial regimes are applied either by operation of law or by way of prenuptial agreement in civil-law countries, and depend on the lex domicilii of the spouses at the time of or immediately following the wedding.

Usucaption (Latin: usucapio), also known as acquisitive prescription, is a concept found in civil law systems and has its origin in the Roman law of property.

Inquisitorial systems are used primarily in countries with civil legal systems, such as France and Italy, or legal systems based on Islamic law like Saudi Arabia, rather than in common law systems.

This doctrine is recognized in most civil law jurisdictions as well as in certain mixed jurisdictions such as Louisiana.

This principle is notably prevalent in civil law jurisdictions, such as France, Germany and Quebec.

In civil law, a contravention is a lesser offense, similar to an infraction or civil penalty in common law countries.

In civil law and Roman law, the legitime (legitima portio), also known as a forced share or legal right share, of a decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which they cannot disinherit their children, or their parents, without sufficient legal cause.

Actio libera in causa (frequently abbreviated as a.l.i.c., Latin for "action free in its cause") is a law principle in a typical Western law system (both common law and civil law).

The legal origins theory claims that the two main legal traditions or origins, civil law and common law, crucially shape lawmaking and dispute adjudication and have not been reformed after the initial exogenous transplantation by Europeans.

civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation

The principle is a traditional basis of the rules of procedure governing civil and administrative litigation in continental legal systems, and in public international law.

civil law system

civil law based on Buddhist religious law

civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts

civil law system based on various European systems, notably the Swiss civil code

civil law system

civil law system

civil law system with European influences

civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code

civil law system with traces of socialist legal traditions and practices

civil law system

civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes

civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; Supreme Court of Justice reviews legislative acts

civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes

civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law

civil law system

civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law

civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes

civil law system based on the Swedish model

civil law system influenced by several Western European civil legal systems; Constitutional Tribunal reviews legislative acts

civil law system; judicial review of legislative, administrative, and other governmental acts; constitutional law rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final

civil law system based on Spanish civil code

civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia), customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law

civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court

civil law system based on Spanish civil code; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts

Civil law is a legal system rooted in the Roman Empire and was comprehensively codified and disseminated starting in the 19th century, most notably with France's Napoleonic Code (1804) and Germany's Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (1900).

mixed system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law

mixed system of Islamic and French civil law

mixed system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law

mixed system of civil and customary law

mixed system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law

mixed system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law

mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law

civil law system