Civil law is a major branch of the law. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law...

Civil law – a branch of the law. In common law countries such as England, Wales, and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law relating...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to law: Law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which a society is governed...

In law, common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals...

typically outlined in a civil code based on Roman Law principles. Tort law is referred to as the law of delict in Scots and Roman Dutch law, and resembles...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to tort law in common law jurisdictions: Tort law – defines what a legal injury is...

by courts of equity. Equity exists in domestic law, both in civil law and in common law systems, and in international law. The tradition of equity begins...

law jurisdictions, civil law jurisdictions, or mixed-law jurisdictions that combine elements of both common and civil law. Common law jurisdictions typically...

Canadian contract law is composed of two parallel systems: a common law framework outside Québec and a civil law framework within Québec. Outside Québec...

to By-laws. Articles of association Articles of organization Civil law (common law) Constitutional documents Law Legal treatise Memorandum of association...