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Civil law, an Uncommon card
Civil law is a legal system rooted in the Roman Empire and was comprehensively codified and disseminated starting in the 19th century, most notably with France's Napoleonic Code and Germany's Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Civil law quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Civil law card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Today, civil law is the world's most common legal system, ______ in about 150 countries.
Answer
practiced. Today, civil law is the world's most common legal system, practiced in about 150 countries. From the Civil law article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gavin McKenna. Gavin McKenna 1,000,000 · Cappuccino 250,000 · Civil law 170,000 · South Burnett Co-operative Dairy Association Factory 430 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Unlike common law systems, which rely heavily on judicial precedent, civil law systems are characterized by their reliance on legal codes that function as the primary source of law.
- Today, civil law is the world's most common legal system, practiced in about 150 countries.
- The civil law system is often contrasted with the common law system, which originated in medieval England.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Civil law article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Civil law
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Civil law (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Derivate: Goldsztern Original: Maximilian Dörrbecker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
