The civil law system is also known as the civil law system, the Roman law system, the code law system, and the Roman-Germanic law system, and is named after Rome
A general term for laws developed based on law. The civil law system was first produced in continental Europe, with Roman law as its historical origin, civil law as its typical example, and statutory law as its main form. The civil law system includes two
branches, namely the French legal system and the German legal system. The characteristics of the civil law system: (1) comprehensive inheritance of Roman law;
(2) implementation of codification, abstract and generalization of legal norms. (3) The division of labor between legislation and judiciary is clear.
The authority of statutory law is emphasized and the law-making function of judges is generally not recognized. (4) Jurisprudence plays an important role in promoting the development of law
.
The common law system, also known as the common law system and the British legal system, is the general term for the laws developed in the United Kingdom since the Middle Ages.
Especially the laws developed based on the common law . Characteristics of the Anglo-American legal system:
(1) Based on common law;
(2) Taking case law as the main form of expression and following precedent;
(3) Changes are relatively slow, and
have conservative and "backward-looking" thinking habits;
(4) In the development of law, the role of judges plays a prominent role;
(5) The system is complex and lacks systematicity;
(6) "Litigation-centrism" that focuses on procedures.