The civil law arose in the eleventh and twelfth centuries as the English monarch appointed royal judges to ride circuits around the English countryside and to resolve disputes in the name of the king (or queen).

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Common law arose in the eleventh and twelfth centuries as the English monarch appointed royal judges to ride circuits around the English countryside and to resolve disputes in the name of the king (or queen). The common law legal system emphasizes the role of judges in determining the meaning of laws and how they apply.

The Civil Law Arose in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries