Holger Spamann examines the myths and reality of common and civil law

What are the real differences between common and civil law systems? Probably not the ones lawyers typically think about, said Harvard Law School Professor Holger Spamann S.J.D. ’09 in a recent lecture commemorating his appointment as Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law. In his talk Spamann examined the myths and reality of common and civil law, the two most widely used legal systems in the world.

[wettbdwe]

too bad that we cannot see the slides...

[trilogyd]

I pray for his future students. Good news is that there are books written by judges that fill the holes of his knowledge and corrects him

[cocios]

Habeas corpus is known in civil law countries and not all of these speak Spanish.

[trilogyd]

‘Roman law didnt infiltrate England English Nationalist claim later on’ the Authority that we study today Blackstone DOES in fact claim that Roman law had influence in England BECAUSE many of the clergy (clerks) were in the courts and also a reason there were common law lawyers and Civilians (Civil lawyers educated in Roman Law). This guy is needs to study the history again or at least re write his lecture…