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That’s more aligned with countries that follow civil law work. They define the law and what it covers. In contrast, common law is more open to interpretation,
by smugma 3y ago
That’s more aligned with countries that follow civil law work. They define the law and what it covers.
In contrast, common law is more open to interpretation, changes over time, etc.
Yes, this is super generalized, but the dichotomy explains two very different approaches to how countries approach their writing and interpreting of laws.
- logicchains 3y agoThis is one of the reason common law countries are generally wealthier than civil law ones, because precedent is stronger in common law, so it's easier to do business (less uncertainty).
- bernawil 3y agoSounds like a just-so explanation and something something causation ≠ correlation. Like me saying "Countries that use imperial units are richer than countries that use metric. The inconsistency in the former make their citizens more adaptable from childhood and supercharge their productivity."