contradictions also exist in civil law systems (ofcourse). But seem to be far less... cloudy then common law systems. Most contradictions in civil law seem to

contradictions also exist in civil law systems (ofcourse). But seem to be far less... cloudy then common law systems. Most contradictions in civil law seem to either be from really old law (think, pre french revolution/napoleonic period) or from weird edge cases which get covered by two laws which contradict themselves. The first one is usually not resolved because it is just straight up ignored. There was a famous example of this a couple of years ago about a law which prohibited people from carrying swords/knives inside city walls.