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   German Legal system •      Otto first (Otto the great) was crowned as the Roman emperor in 962 which marked the establishment of German state. •      The German Empire was the successor of the Roman Empire and preserved the Roman law and Canon law parts of the jus commune . •      At that time Germany lacked most of the important attributes of sovereign states; it was composed of hundreds of principalities some of which were even occasionally at war with each other.  German law •      During the middle age, sachsenspiegel (compilation of local customary law) was used as the model of constitution and codes in many German towns. •      It was practiced in various parts of Germany for more than 300 years ( until the reception of Roman law in the 16th century) . •      It also influenced the German Civil code which was made in the ...

Spread of Common Law Introduction    Two groups of former British colonies: • The first group: comprises those territories where political and legal institutions were in early stage. Eg.  Australia, New Zealand and North America. • The common law of new comers applied automatically. The transplantation of common law become very easier as there was no chance of resistance from the native population.     Spread of common law •The second group comprises the nation, where there    was selective transplantation of common law. •These are the territories where the political and legal institutions were developed and colonial power left intact the law already in force. Eg. India and Africa.   Common law applied only if the local law had no appropriate rules or the rules they had were undesirable in the eyes of colonial legislators.      Spread •The English started Settlement in  ...