Civil law may refer to:

• Civil law (common law), the area of law in common law countries governing relations between private individuals; it includes the private law in common law systems, as well as non-criminal statutes regulating actions of individuals and corporations in a society. In this usage the term divides the relevant area of law from criminal law and other areas of public law. A civil code is a systematic compilation of civil law in core areas of private law in common law countries.
• Civil law (legal system), a system of law based on the Corpus Juris Civilis prevalent in continental Europe, Central and South America, Quebec and Louisiana. In this sense the term is opposed to common law.
• Laws imposed by the state. In this sense it is opposed to natural law.

See also

• Criminal law
• Civil Code of Québec

Criminology topics

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