Civil law explained

Civil law may refer to:

• Civil law (common law), the part of law that concerns private citizens and legal persons
• Civil law (legal system), or continental law, a legal system originating in continental Europe and based on Roman law
  • Private law, the branch of law in a civil law legal system that concerns relations among private individuals
• Municipal law, the domestic law of a state, as opposed to international law

See also

• Civil code
• Civil (disambiguation)
• Ius civile, Latin for "civil law"
• Common law (disambiguation)
• Criminal law