COMMERCE 4SD3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Equitable Remedy, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admissible Evidence
14 Feb 2019
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Substantive law the rights and duties that each person has in society. Procedural law rules that deal with how substantive rights and duties may be enforced. Civil law the system of the law involving a comprehensive legislated code, derived from. Roman law that developed in continental europe and greatly influenced by the code of. Roman law the system of law codified by the eastern roman emperor in the 6th century. In north america, it covers quebec, mexico, and a few southern us states such as louisiana. Common law the case based system of law originating in england and covering most of the. English-speaking world, based on the recorded reasons given by courts for their decisions. Covers canada, usa, australia, india, pakistan, bangladesh, the former colonies in africa, and the caribbean. Whether in civil or common law countries, judges must be interested in and influenced by what other judges have decided in similar cases.
