Describe the civil law system and some of the countries in which a civil law system is followed

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A civil law system is a system of law derived from that of the Roman Empire and based on a code rather than case law; it is the predominant system of law in the nations of continental Europe and the nations that were once their colonies. The term civil law, as used here, refers not to civil as opposed to criminal law but to codified lawâ€"an ordered grouping of legal principles enacted into law by a legislature or governing body. In a civil law system, the primary source of law is a statutory code, and case precedents are not judicially binding, as they normally are in a common law system. This is not to say that precedents are unimportant in a civil

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A. ?The ability to organize material and write to the intended audience B. ?The ability to avoid legalese C. ?The ability to be brief and to the point D. ?The ability to present well-constructed sentences and paragraphs E. ?All of these choices are correct. F. ?None of these choices is correct.

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The chain of custody refers to which of the following??

A. ?The movement and location of evidence from the time it is obtained to the time it is presented in court B. ?The movement of the defendant after arrest C. ?The ownership history of any material objects related to the trial D. ?The timeline of the trial

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Cyberlaw encompasses which of the following sources of law?

a. cases b. statutes c. regulations d. all of the above

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A theory in strict liability that focuses on the failure of a manufacturer to create a safe product

involves A) a failure to provide adequate warnings B) a defective design C) a breach of a duty of care D) a failure to warn

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