Diferenças e Semelhanças entre os Sistemas da Civil Law e da Common Law

Abstract

This paper analyzes the differences and similarities between civil law and the common law systems. Thus, it aims at showing possible answers to the following question: can the rule of precedent be employed in civil law? After analizing the similarities and differences between these two models, it was concluded that the adoption of the rule of precedent in Brazilian law does not arise from the culture of the country, but only from the introduction of a sucessful common law institute.