There are several basic assumptions that form the basis of comparisons in the common law and civil law systems, among which are;
Based on history and source of birth
Civil Law: “Civil Law” is the oldest and most influential legal system in the world. This legal system comes from the Roman-Germanic tradition. Around the 450 BC, the Roman Empire made their first collection of written rules known as “Twelve Tables of Rome”. This Roman legal system spread to various parts of the world along with the expansion of the Roman Empire. This legal system was later codified by Emperor Justin in the 6th century. The Corpus Juris Civilis was completed in 534 AD. When Europe began to have self-government, Roman law was used as the basis of the national laws of each country. Napoleon Bonaparte in France with his Napoleonic Code in 1804 and Germany with his Civil Code in …