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common law vs civil law - https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/robbins/CommonLawCivilLawTraditions.html https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/robbins/CommonLawCivilL... It's mostly how you describe (for better or worse) in countries following civil law, the US follows common law.