This concept of decided cases as a source of law is often referred to as the common law system, which must be contrasted with the civil law system developed in continental Europe.

把已判决的案例作为法的一个渊源，这种概念常被称为普通法系，它有别于大陆欧洲的在陆法系。

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This chapter draws heavily on civil law and common law countries in cases of compulsory medical legislation, from both substantive and procedural aspects of the comparison and reference.

本章大量引用大陆法系和英美法系各国的强制医疗立法例，从实体和程序两方面进行了比较和借鉴。

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The jury soon became standard in criminal and civil cases at common law, and its use spread with the British empire, nowhere more so than in the American colonies.

ECONOMIST: American juries