"Common law" is the name for a system that is mostly built on consistency with prior judgments; "civil law" mostly built on legislation. http://onlinelaw.wustl

"Common law" is the name for a system that is mostly built on consistency with prior judgments; "civil law" mostly built on legislation. http://onlinelaw.wustl.edu/common-law-vs-civil-law/ http://onlinelaw.wustl.edu/common-law-vs-civil-law/