legal systems
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common law civil law legal systemsTRANSCRIPT
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Common Law / Civil Law Jurisdictions
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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?
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Legal systems:
•Common law
•Civil law
•Customary law
•Religious law
LEGAL
SYSTEMS
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Civil law• developed from Roman law
•Law developed by rules
CIVIL
LAW
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Civil lawCIVIL
LAW
You can subdivide civil law in 4 groups:
1.Romanistic2.Germanic3.Scandinavian4.Chinese
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Civil law
• France• Spain• Germany• Japan• Mexico• Québec• Switzerland• The Netherlands• …
Is used in:
CIVIL
LAW
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Common law= case law
law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals
COMMON
LAW
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Common law
• Australia
• England
• Hong Kong
• USA (except Louisiana)
• Canada (except Québec)
• Pakistan
• India
• Malaysia
• …
Is used in:
COMMON
LAW
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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
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My
opinion
Very difficult
What when you are in another country with another system ?
One system for the whole world
My opinion
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THE
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