Louisiana's civil laws and Government structure are based on Roman law. Louisiana's criminal law and all laws of the other states are based the English Common law system. Louisiana had been a French Territory using French Laws based on the Roman Law, at the time of admission to the Union most of those laws and method of administering them were left in place, a sudden change to the Common Law would have been disruptive to commerce and life in general. Areas of the Loisiana Territory out side of what became the state of Louisiana were sparsely populated and loosly administered, American/English law was implemented there.
The Roman system in Louisiana is often said to be based on the Napoleonic Code, which is not quite true, Napoleon 1st did make some changes, modernizing French Law, but French Law was still a Roman Law system.
Roman Law became the basis for Western European Law around 1150, replacing forms which arose after the breaking up of the Roman empire. Many of those replaced forms, especially in the North, were based on Nordic and Germanic systems. Roman law had little effect on England, due in earlier years to relative isolation reinforced later by England's separation from the Roman Church and general aversion to all things "Roman." In the early 1800's England and America adopted several practices from Roman law, modifying and simplifying various procedures especially in civil trial procedures, which under the English system had become cumbersome. And as time passed American/English law has affected Roman law in Louisiana law.
Roman law wass based on the principle of rights, which the Romans called ius.
Roman law was based on the principle of rights, the rights of citizens.
The Romans ligal system was the body of laws the ancent Romans developed over the many centuries of their history. The were brought into a single book, revised and rationalised by emperor Theodius in 534, which was called Body of Civil Law. This legal system elapsed with the fall of the Roman Empire in the east, which historians have dubbed Byzantine Empire. The key concepts of Roman civil law have provided the basis or an inspiration for the law of many modern countries, including the US. These are: citizenship status and citizenship rights, equality under the law, the right to have a proper trial and to defend oneself, the right to appeal, that the burden of proof rests on the accuser and not on the accused, that it is the exact form of actions and not intentions or words which is punishable, that a law deemed unreasonable or unfair can be repealed, and that no citizen should be tortured.
The key principles of Roman civil law were citizenship and citizenship rights, equality under the law, the right to have a proper trial and to defend oneself, the right to appeal, that the burden of proof rests on the accuser and not on the accused, that no Roman citizen should be tortured and that unfair laws can be repealed.
Rome's first set of written was was the Law of the Twelve Tables, which was compiled in 450/49 BC. This was an archaic law which was the foundation for Roman law only in the next few centuries. As Rome evolved beyond the archaic stage of the history and many new laws were issued, the Law of the Twelve Tables became outmoded and no longer provided the foundation of Roman law.
Common law originated in and was developed in England as the head of the British Empire. It is based on doctrines established in court decisions (precedent) rather than on any written legal code, though statute is paramount and supreme to this 'common law'. This system is opposed to that originating from the Roman Empire called the Civil law system. This civil system is based on an inquisitorial system of law, whereas the common law system of British heritage is based on the adversarial system of law.
Based loosely on the British legal system.
The eDiscovery software is used to exchange the information in the electronic format in the legal system specifically in the civil litigation. The digital forensic procedure is also carried out on this electronic information.
Civil law system with indigenous concepts
Brazil has laws that cover a wide range of topics, including criminal offenses, civil disputes, property rights, labor regulations, and environmental protections. The legal system in Brazil is based on the civil law tradition, influenced by Portuguese, Roman, and Napoleonic legal principles. The Constitution of Brazil serves as the supreme law of the land and establishes the framework for the country's legal system.
The Brazilian Legal System is, by and large, modeled on the Civil Law System of Portugal, which in turn was modeled on the Napoleonic Code from France.
In Jordan, laws are based on Islamic principles, civil law, and customary law. The legal system is influenced by both French civil law and Islamic law. The Constitution is the highest legal authority in the country, and the judiciary plays a key role in interpreting and applying the laws.
the United States; English
The civil law & the criminal law.
Australia's legal system is founded on the rule of law. The judicial is interdependent and seeks to award justice to all.
American Samoa (based on USA law)Antigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBhutanCanada (except in Quebec, where a civil law system based on French law prevails in property and private matters)DomenicaEngland and WalesFijiGibraltaGhanaGrenadaHong KongIndia (except Goa which follows a Civil Law based on Portuguese Civil Law)Israel (common and civil law legal systems)JamaicaKiribatiMarshall Islands (based on USA law)Myanmar (Burma)NauruNew ZealandNicaragua (common and civil law legal systems)Northern IrelandPalau (based on USA law)Pakistan (common and Islamic law legal systems)St Kitts and NevisSt Vincents and the GrenadinesSingapore (however, Muslims are subject to the Administration of Muslim Law Act, which gives the Syariah Court jurisdiction over Muslim personal law, e.g., marriage, inheritance and divorce)ScotlandSouth AfricaTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUgandaUnited States of America (common and civil law systems)
The legal system in Papua New Guinea is based on the common and English law.