SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Corpus Juris Civilis, Middle Ages, Ratio Decidendi
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The common law system in canada was developed by the. Countries that have common law include uk, ireland, Us, india, pakistan, sri lanka, south africa, singapore, hong kong, australia, Through adoption or imposition, british colonialism and imperialism ensured spreading of common law. After decline of the empire, most countries kept the common law system. Developed in the roman empire, and rediscovered in europe in the middle ages. Like common law, civil law spread through colonialism and imperialism. (french & spanish). The scope of civil law in canada is wider than that of. France has always seemed to embody the civil law system. In canada to a limited degree with quebec. In canada there is a mostly common law system, with a mix of civil and common in quebec. The original difference is that historically, common law is developed on custom. When there were written laws, those customs were applied by courts, written down.
