“The common law itself is a sort of vast mind, absorbing and processing the real-world problems of litigants through the intensive adversarial debates of opposing counsel.” ~Anthony D’Amato, in ‘The Decline and Fall of Law Teaching in the Age of Student Consumerism’ 37 Journal of Legal Education 461 (1987).
Curious about Common Law vs. Civil Law? Did you know that while Canada has a Common Law legal system (inherited from England, and like much of the common wealth), Québec uses a Civil Law system (like much of the world including Europe, much of Asia and almost all of South America)?
