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		icebraining on May 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GDPR: Don't Panic It's not black and white, precedent exists in civil law systems as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent#Civil_law_systems

BjoernKW on May 18, 2018 [–]

Yes, common law and civil law systems have been converging to some extent. In common law systems you have increasing reliance on statutory law while civil law systems increasingly make use of precedents. Still, the basic principles remain.

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