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However, within these countries, Louisiana, Quebec, and Puerto Rico exhibit the influence of French and Spanish settlers in their use of civil law systems. In the United States, the term civil law has two meanings. One meaning of civil law refers to a legal system prevalent in Europe that is based on written codes. Civil law in this sense is contrasted with the common-law system used in England and most of the United States, which relies on prior case law to resolve disputes rather than written codes.
Week 4: The Criminal Law in the U.S. The work of the Criminal Justice system is fundamentally determined by the criminal law The criminal law is a political construction Created in legal codes (law on the books) Applied in legal decisions (law in action) A. What does criminal law involve? Note different types of legal controls: Criminal Law (wrongful/harmful acts against society or community) Civil Law (harmful acts between individuals) Also known as âTortsâ Administrative law (other harmful individual-community relations) Also known as âRegulatory lawâ A. What criminal law involves?