CIVIL LAW

'Civil law' may refer to:

★ Civil law (common law), the area of law in common law countries governing relations between private individuals

★ Civil law (civil law), the area of law in civil law countries governing relations between private individuals, it is a part of private law.

★ Civil law (legal system), a system of law based on the Corpus Juris Civilis prevalent in continental Europe, Central and South America, South Africa, Scotland, Québec, and Louisiana

★ Private law, those matters concerned with the rights and duties of individuals towards each other

★ Civil code, the systematic compilation of civil law