There is a continuity with British law as it existed before Independence. In a similar vein, Israeli law incorporates Ottomon law, and France applies some Germa

There is a continuity with British law as it existed before Independence. In a similar vein, Israeli law incorporates Ottomon law, and France applies some German law in Alsace-Lorraine (which was annexed by Germany 1870-1914), even really fundamental principles like the separation of Church and State which does not apply there.