I too would find it naïve at best to think that the EU was perfect; everyone knows that it isn't. I don't understand your complaint about civil law, though; wh

I too would find it naïve at best to think that the EU was perfect; everyone knows that it isn't. I don't understand your complaint about civil law, though; why is common law better than civil law? Civil law has the added benefit of being fairly simple and court rulings not making precedence.