CIVIL-LAW AND COMMON LAW TRADITION: A
COMPARATIVE APROACH
Civil law primarily contrasted against common law. The significant
difference is that, historically, common law was developed by
custom whereas civil law was developed by legal principles and the
interpretation of doctrinal writings rather than application of facts to
legal fictions. 'Common-law is extremely decentralized in terms of
the source of law (making place for evolving cultural changes) is
highly centralized in its administration because of the weight of
precedent. …
