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The 88 pages that link to Common law, each with the reason it gives.

• Roman lawCompared with: Its reliance on precedent contrasts with Roman law’s codified texts and juristic writings.

• Civil law (legal system)Compared with: It is the principal contrasting tradition, especially regarding the authority of precedent.

• Equity (law)Compared with: Equity developed beside common law to address limits in its rules and remedies.

• Family lawCompared with: Common-law courts shape family-law doctrines through precedent.

• Nuremberg CodeCompared with: The Code states ethical principles; legal duties may instead arise through national laws and court decisions.

• CodificationCompared with: Common-law jurisdictions often rely more heavily on precedent than on comprehensive codes.

• Quebec ActCompared with: The act retained English criminal law while protecting French civil law.

• English Court of ChanceryCompared with: Chancery’s jurisdiction arose partly because common-law remedies and procedures could be inadequate.

• Law (legal system)Compared with: It shows how courts can develop rules as well as apply enacted statutes.

• QadiCompared with: Its precedent-centered development differs from the juristic sources traditionally applied by qadis.

• Welsh lawCompared with: Its institutions and procedures differed from Welsh customary legal frameworks.

• Civil lawCompared with: It is often contrasted with civil-law legal systems, though it also governs civil disputes.

• Civil codeCompared with: Common-law systems generally lack a single comprehensive private-law code.

• Code of lawCompared with: Common-law systems rely more heavily on precedent than comprehensive codes do.

• Law of obligationsCompared with: It organizes private-law duties differently from civil-law systems.

• Socialist lawCompared with: Its emphasis on precedent contrasts with socialist systems’ stronger focus on legislation and state policy.

• Court of equityCompared with: Equity emerged alongside this system to address limits in its remedies and procedures.

• Law of BrazilCompared with: Its stronger historical reliance on precedent contrasts with Brazil's civil-law foundations.

• Law of FranceCompared with: Its stronger emphasis on precedent contrasts with France’s codified legal tradition.

• Law of GermanyCompared with: Its stronger doctrine of binding precedent contrasts with German statutory method.

• Law of ItalyCompared with: Its role for precedent differs from Italy’s code-centered civil-law tradition.

• Law of RussiaCompared with: Its stronger doctrine of binding precedent contrasts with Russia’s code-centered legal tradition.

• Law of SpainCompared with: It contrasts with Spain’s codified civil-law tradition and the role of precedent there.

• Law of the People's Republic of ChinaCompared with: It contrasts with China's predominantly statute-based formal sources and limited role for binding precedent.

• Law of the United KingdomCompared with: It is a central tradition in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, but not the UK’s only one.

• Legal system of Saudi ArabiaCompared with: Saudi courts have not traditionally followed binding precedent in the common-law sense.