Civil law is a major branch of the law. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law...

Civil law – a branch of the law. In common law countries such as England, Wales, and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law relating...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to law: Law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which a society is governed...

In law, common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals...

typically outlined in a civil code based on Roman Law principles. Tort law is referred to as the law of delict in Scots and Roman Dutch law, and resembles...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to tort law in common law jurisdictions: Tort law – defines what a legal injury is...

by courts of equity. Equity exists in domestic law, both in civil law and in common law systems, and in international law. The tradition of equity begins...

Canadian contract law is composed of two parallel systems: a common law framework outside Québec and a civil law framework within Québec. Outside Québec...

to By-laws. Articles of association Articles of organization Civil law (common law) Constitutional documents Law Legal treatise Memorandum of association...

law jurisdictions, civil law jurisdictions, or mixed-law jurisdictions that combine elements of both common and civil law. Common law jurisdictions typically...

The legal system of India consists of civil law, common law, customary law, religious law and corporate law within the legal framework inherited from the...

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typical of modern law, result in the sharing of many features traditionally considered typical of either common law or civil law. The third type of legal...

France's civil, criminal, administrative and constitutional law. Legislation is seen as the primary source of French law. Unlike in common law jurisdictions...

Tort law in India is primarily governed by judicial precedent as in other common law jurisdictions, supplemented by statutes governing damages, civil procedure...

Discovery, in the law of common law jurisdictions, is a phase of pretrial procedure in a lawsuit in which each party, through the law of civil procedure, can...

ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms...

performance of contractual obligations. The two duties are equally relevant to both Québec's civil law and the other provinces' and territories' common law approaches...

the country's civil rights, although some of these rights were earlier protected at common law by the Supreme Court of Israel. The Basic Law: Human Dignity...

The laws of Thailand are based on the civil law, but have been influenced by common law (see also world legal systems). The Rattanakosin Kingdom and the...

Administrative law Canon law Civil law Admiralty law Animal law/Animal rights Civil procedure Common law Contract law Corporations Environmental law Family law Federal...

to various forms of legal authority, including statutory law and case law. In the civil law and common law traditions, the basis of legal relevance that...

framework of the common-law rules has however survived in most jurisdictions and is in outline as follows: Canada is a bijural country, but the common-law provinces...

Canadian defamation law refers to defamation law as it stands in both common law and civil law jurisdictions in Canada. As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions...

The system of tort law in Australia is broadly similar to that in other common law countries. However, some divergences in approach have occurred as its...

resolution on 4 September 1791 providing that "there shall be a code of civil laws common for the entire realm." However, it was the National Convention in...

that victims of their negligent driving will get little or nothing from the tort system. Property law is outlined in Book Two of the Civil Code. Real rights...

fundamental statement of laws in the Russian Federation is the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Statutes, like the Russian Civil Code and the Russian...

strict privacy laws that are no more relaxed than the framework provided by the Directive.[citation needed] Additionally, the Directive outlines that non-EU...

Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties may be suspended for as long as martial law continues...