Fourth Lesson 30th October 2008

The Italian legal system is a Parlamentarian Repubblic Based on a written constitution.


Based ON
Bound BY
Derived FROM
Developed THROUGH
Distinguished FROM
Settled By ( Sin. To Solve)

Trial = Process


Debating on the main differences between the Civil Law sytem and the Common Law system we concluded that :

Civil Law
+Certainty ( 1 written law to refer to)
+Accessibility ( 1 written law to refer to)
+Stability ( is not always changing)
+Judges have to be objective
= Faster to resolve problem
-Long process to change the law
-Inflexible, rigid
-Expensive
-Out of touch with the community


Common Law
+Respect of the traditions
+flexibility
+Less bureaucratic
+Cheaper
-Less democratic
-Less accessible