Civil law systems trace their source of law to written codes.

Evidence

Common-law countries differ from the civil-law countries of Europe and Latin America where, in theory, the source of law is limited to Codes and written constitutions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 118

Categorization

• XREF: XREF: civil law vs common law systems — connects to: Legal major premises derive authority from constitutional text or statutes — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 242; Common law legitimacy derives from published judicial opinions and public reasoning. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 115; A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134 (+8 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 118

Library Connections

• Common law adjudication cycles induction and deduction into new rules #complicates (0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 168
• A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. #complicates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134

Broader Connections

• Common law rules arise from comparing cases, not from tracing prior logic #contradicts (0.50) — Burton, Steven J, An Introduction to Law and Legal…, 222