A Brief Introduction of Legal Origins Common law Civil law Tradition Law of England Roman law Legal material Precedents by solving Statutes and specific legal disputes comprehensive codes Dispute resolution Adversarial Inquisitorial Spread British colonies Most widely distributed (USA,Canada,Austrlia...) (many European countries)
A Brief Introduction of Legal Origins Common law Civil law Tradition Law of England Roman law Legal material Precedents by solving specific legal disputes Statutes and comprehensive codes Dispute resolution Adversarial Inquisitorial Spread British colonies (USA,Canada,Austrlia…) Most widely distributed (many European countries)
French Family French Revolution and Napoleon's codes Ideologies:use state power to alter property rights ·Legal influence Involuntary transplantation
French Family • French Revolution and Napoleon’s codes • Ideologies: use state power to alter property rights • Legal influence • Involuntary transplantation
German Family ·Base on Roman law German Commercial vs.French system Legal influence:China
German Family • Base on Roman law • German Commercial vs. French system • Legal influence:China
Socialist Family Originate in the Soviet Union Revertion to French or German law after the fall of Berlin Wall ·Disappeared
Socialist Family • Originate in the Soviet Union • Revertion to French or German law after the fall of Berlin Wall • Disappeared
Scandinavian Family Less derivative from Rman law 。Distinct
Scandinavian Family • Less derivative from Rman law • Distinct