A vision upon both the historical differences as well as future of Common & Civil law, 2 of the largest lawsystems in our world.

3.  The one who pleads cases
 The cunning, clever, nimble, … career attorney
 Not much or no client contact
 The Bureaucrat
 The legal Expert

4.  The Advisor
 Aid of Barristers
 The small courts laywer
 Searches clients
 Much clientcontact

5.  The one who pleads cases
 The one who has clientcontact
 The advisor
 The intellectuel, who studied at university
 The …

7.  A principle
 Established by a judge
 Vague or specific
 Overruling/overturned by higher courts
 Distinguishing possible
 Case law

8.  System of rules
 Shaped by politicians, contracts, …
 Enforced by courts
 Lawyers/judges have to base upon them
 Codified
 Different laws: international, trust, contract, labour, …

10.  Sworn body of people
 Render verdict
 Facts finder / based upon facts
 Small (petit) or Grand jury
 Deliberations strictly confident
 Mostly used in Common Law
 Civil law: only assise court (eg. murders)

12.  = Anglo-American law
 = Case law
 Previous Britisch Colonies
 Commonwealth
 Eg. Australia, England, Wales, USA, India, …

13.  = Continental law
 = Roman law
 Mostly European continent
 Eg. Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, …
 Also Japan, Mexico  Napoleontic Code
 Also Brazil, Argentina, …  Colonies

15.  European Union
 NATO
 Generalizing world
 Internationalizing world
 Systems grow closer together

16.  Attorney, lawyer, sollictor, … user in any nation
 Sollictor can plead
 Precedents used in European courts
 Precents used via some national courts
 England more usage of laws
 Use of jury decreases in common law
 ….