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> ... whereas the US (whom borrowed it from the UK) uses a Common Law system. The state of Louisiana was inspired by the Napoleonic Code: juries there decide b
by Daniel_Newby 14y ago
> ... whereas the US (whom borrowed it from the UK) uses a Common Law system.
The state of Louisiana was inspired by the Napoleonic Code: juries there decide both facts and law. Precedent is not worshipped like it is in the rest of the U.S.