Common Law versus Civil Law

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I know what the main differences are between them.

What do you think are the pro's and con's of each? And which do you think is superior, and why?

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So many legal scholars and lovers in this forum, and only 1 post so far? Guys, you're disappointing me

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Any more thoughts?

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For reference, these are the legal systems the countries of the world operate under:

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I didn't mean to say that Anglo-Saxon countries were particularly undemocratic, but they're also clearly not shining example

Countries like Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK are only behind Scandinavia.

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I don't want to derail my own thread, but which countries do you consider the most democratic in the world, and where do the Anglosphere countries rank on that list?

And do you really think civil law / common law are a valid indicator of how "democratic" a country is?