Section I: The Legal System Introduction to the Legal System The legal system is the procedure in which the law is enforced. It dictates an individual’s rights, responsibilities, & limitations. Two major examples of legal systems are civil law & common law. Civil law, also referred to as non-criminal law in some nations, is concerned mostly with disputes between individuals or between an individual & the government, such as libel (defamation), negligence, or breach of contract. Common law is different from civil law as it does not refer to written laws passed by legislatures . Instead, it refers to the rules made by judges in cases. That means that in common law, past legal rulings act as a precedence & influence future legal rulings. Most types of torts are examples of common law. In general, the legal system could differ from one nation to another. That is why it was necess...