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So a civil law system, rather than common law? Yeah they have that in France, it comes with its own issues (very slow to adapt - women only got the vote in the

So a civil law system, rather than common law? Yeah they have that in France, it comes with its own issues (very slow to adapt - women only got the vote in the 60s, and the death penalty was still there until the 80s if I remember correctly)

leereeves 5y ago
Not just in France. Most of Europe and the Americas use a civil law system, except for former British colonies.[1] This includes many nations that gave women the right to vote before the US did. And as for the death penalty, well, the US still has that.[2] So your examples haven't convinced me that civil law is slow to adapt. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law#/media/File:Map_of_the_Legal_systems_of_the_world_(en).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law#/media/File:Map_of_... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Higgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Higgs
OrvalWintermute 5y ago
Not civil law vs common law, or, common law vs continental law [1] In using the Constitution as a living document which can be interpreted by an activist judge, rather than the constitution as written [2], as passed by the states/amendment (originalism), interpreted by precedents from the collection of rulings, and caselaw. [1] https://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/constitutional-law/contrast-between-common-and-continental-legal-systems-constitutional-law-essay.php https://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/constitutional-la... [2] https://www.swindlelaw.com/2017/10/originalism-living-constitution-heritage/ https://www.swindlelaw.com/2017/10/originalism-living-consti...