European legal traditions
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European legal traditions encompass the diverse but interrelated systems of law that developed across Europe, notably including civil law rooted in Roman law and common law originating in England, which have profoundly shaped modern legal codes worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European legal traditions canonical | 1 |
| Ius commune | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal system family
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legal tradition ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
adversarial procedure in common law
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codification in civil law countries ⓘ contract freedom (within limits) ⓘ distinction between public law and private law ⓘ human rights protection ⓘ inquisitorial procedure in civil law ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ precedent in common law countries ⓘ protection of private property ⓘ rule of law principle ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Roman law of the Corpus Juris Civilis
NERFINISHED
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city statutes ⓘ feudal customs ⓘ local customary laws ⓘ medieval ius commune ⓘ royal ordinances ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalFramework |
Court of Justice of the European Union
NERFINISHED
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European Court of Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ administrative courts ⓘ constitutional courts ⓘ supreme courts ⓘ |
| hasMajorFamily |
Nordic legal tradition
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civil law tradition ⓘ common law tradition ⓘ mixed legal systems ⓘ |
| hasSourceOfLaw |
European Union law
NERFINISHED
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custom ⓘ doctrine (legal scholarship) ⓘ international treaties ⓘ judicial decisions ⓘ legislation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern Europe
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medieval Europe ⓘ modern Europe ⓘ |
| includes |
Nordic legal systems
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canon law ⓘ civil law ⓘ common law ⓘ socialist law (historical) ⓘ |
| influenced |
African legal systems
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Asian mixed legal systems ⓘ Latin American legal systems ⓘ global human rights law ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ public international law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ Germanic customary law ⓘ Greek philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ canon law ⓘ feudal law ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civil law (legal system)
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common law (legal system) ⓘ comparative law ⓘ legal transplants ⓘ mixed jurisdiction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ius commune