Civil law is a body of rules that defines and protects the civil rights of citizens, offers legal remedies that may be sought in a dispute, It is also Known as the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters.

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A comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists. An adaptable system, with civil codes avoiding excessive detail and containing general clauses that permit adaptation to change. A primarily legislative system, yet leaving room for the judiciary to adjust rules to social change and new needs, by way of interpretation and creative jurisprudence.