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- DictionaryCiv·il law/ˌsivəl ˈlô/
noun
- 1. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
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Civil law, also called Romano-Germanic law, the law of continental Europe, much of Latin America, and parts of Asia and Africa, based on an admixture of Roman, Germanic, ecclesiastical, feudal, commercial, and customary law. It is distinguished from the common law of the Anglo-American countries.
Civil law, as it regards a type of law, is a branch of law that regulates the non-criminal rights, duties of persons ( natural persons and legal persons) and equal legal relations between private individuals, as opposed to criminal law or administrative law. Common areas of civil law include: family law, contracts, torts, and trusts.
What is the Civil Law? Civil law systems, also called continental or Romano-Germanic legal systems, are found on all continents and cover about 60% of the world. They are based on concepts, categories, and rules derived from Roman law, with some influence of canon law, sometimes largely supplemented or modified by local custom or culture.
Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in the world, with its origins in Roman law, and sets out a comprehensive system of rules, usually codified, that are applied and interpreted by judges.
In international law: International law and municipal law. In most civil-law countries, the adoption of a treaty is a legislative act. The relationship between municipal and international law varies, and the status of an international treaty within domestic law is determined by the country’s constitutional provisions.
CIVIL LAW Definition & Legal Meaning. Definition & Citations: 1. In the modern Western world, it is one of the two major legal systems; the other is common law.
While the term “ civil law ” is sometimes used to mean the same thing, that term also means a system of legal concepts mirroring the system of law in place in ancient Rome, as distinguished from common law systems, which are derived from the English legal tradition.
