Civil law

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Civil law may refer to:

  • Civil law (area), a branch of Continental law which is the general part of private law
  • Civil law (common law), a branch of common law dealing with relations between individuals or organizations (as opposed to criminal law)
  • Civil law (legal system), any of the various systems or codes of law which are derived from Roman law historically
  • The law that apply to the citizens of a city or state as opposed to international law
  • The law as it relates to ordinary citizens as opposed to commercial law, military law, ecclesiastical law, etc.

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