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The 42 pages that link to Civil law (legal system), each with the reason it gives.

• Roman lawNarrower topic: Many civil-law systems developed through the later study of Roman legal materials.

• Common lawCompared with: It contrasts with common law's historically prominent reliance on judicial precedent.

• Napoleonic CodeNarrower topic: The code became a prominent model within this broader legal tradition.

• Corpus Juris CivilisRelated: Many civil-law systems drew concepts and methods from Justinian’s compilation.

• Family lawCompared with: Civil-law systems organize family rules differently from common-law jurisdictions.

• Stare decisisCompared with: Its traditional emphasis on legislation contrasts with the common-law role of precedent.

• Contract lawCompared with: Contract doctrines and sources differ across these major legal traditions.

• QuebecNarrower topic: Quebec’s private law follows this tradition, unlike the common-law systems elsewhere in Canada.

• Age of majorityRelated: Civil-law systems define majority through statutory rules and related civil capacity.

• PrecedentCompared with: Civil-law systems generally give judicial decisions a different formal role than common-law precedent.

• Prosecutorial discretionCompared with: Some civil-law systems use legality principles that more strongly require prosecution of eligible offenses.

• CodificationNarrower topic: Civil law is the broad legal tradition most closely associated with codification.

• English lawCompared with: Its historical emphasis on codification contrasts with English reliance on precedent.

• Andrés BelloNarrower topic: Chile’s civil code belongs to this tradition, which Bello helped adapt to national needs.

• Canon law of the Catholic ChurchCompared with: The term can describe a secular legal family, not the Church’s own canon law.

• Civil lawCompared with: The same phrase can name a legal tradition, not the body of private-law disputes.

• Upper CanadaCompared with: French civil law persisted in Lower Canada, unlike Upper Canada’s common-law tradition.

• LawyerRelated: Its institutions and professional roles differ from those in common-law systems.

• Civil codeNarrower topic: Civil codes are defining institutions of the civil-law tradition.

• Notary publicCompared with: Civil-law systems shaped a notarial profession with public evidentiary and legal functions.

• Private lawCompared with: The phrase “civil law” can name this legal tradition, not private law's subject matter.

• TribonianNarrower topic: The Justinianic compilations became a foundational source for civil-law systems.

• Law of obligationsNarrower topic: The law of obligations is a major part of this broader legal tradition.

• Law of the United StatesCompared with: It contrasts with the common-law tradition that strongly influences U.S. courts.

• Socialist lawCompared with: Socialist law borrowed civil-law structures while assigning them different political purposes.

• Alberico GentiliCompared with: His Oxford professorship concerned civil law, while his scholarship also addressed relations between polities.

• David Dudley Field IICompared with: Field looked to code-centered systems while attempting reform within an American common-law setting.

• Land lawCompared with: Its property concepts and terminology often differ from common-law land doctrines.

• Abd El-Razzak El-SanhuriNarrower topic: His code work belongs to this broader legal tradition.

• Doctor of both lawsRelated: One of the two legal disciplines certified by the degree.

• Gustave BoissonadeNarrower topic: Boissonade’s training and drafting belonged to the civil-law tradition.

• Law of BrazilNarrower topic: Brazil's legal system belongs to this broad tradition.

• Law of FranceNarrower topic: French law is a prominent example of this legal tradition.

• Law of GermanyNarrower topic: Germany is a prominent example of this legal tradition.

• Law of IndiaCompared with: Comparison highlights the substantial role of precedent in India’s legal tradition.

• Law of ItalyNarrower topic: Italy belongs to this wider tradition, shared with many continental European systems.

• Law of PolandNarrower topic: Poland’s legal system belongs to this tradition.

• Law of RussiaNarrower topic: Russia is commonly classified within this tradition, though its institutions have distinct features.

• Law of SpainNarrower topic: Spain belongs to this broad legal family.

• Law of the People's Republic of ChinaRelated: It offers a useful comparison for China's emphasis on enacted legislation, despite distinct institutions and politics.

• Law of the United KingdomCompared with: Scots law has civil-law influences, unlike the predominantly common-law tradition elsewhere in the UK.

• Legal system of Saudi ArabiaCompared with: Saudi Arabia has expanded codification, but its system retains Sharia as a foundational source.