SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Roman Law, Comparative Law, Adversarial System
27 Jan 2016
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Case brief only 2 pages out of the 6 worth 5 points. Analysis of the decision 4 pages out of the 6. Specialized in comparative law, private international law and judicial law. Civil law ius civile law applicable to all. Origins: compilation of roman law commissioned by emperor justinian in 6th century ce, rediscovered in the 11th century ce in continental europe, by the middle age, it was taught throughout europe. State building: grotius 1631 was a jurist wrote the first introduction to dutch. Jurisprudence: spread trough colonization and war, civil code of quebec (1994) Civil law coded based on written law. Writing or codified law (comprehensive, continuously updated legal codes that specify all matters capable of being brought before a court: substantive law, procedural law, penal law. Judges establish facts, investigate and lead the trial. Unified england in the 17th century when common law became dominant. Spread through colonization and war: french and spanish influences.
