“Body of law based on custom and general principles and that, embodied in case law, serves as precedent or is applied to situations not covered by statute. Under the common-law system, when a court decides and reports its decision eonceming a particular case, the case becomes part. of the body of law and can be used in later cases involving similar matters” [Britannica Concise Encyclo- pedia]._Cornmon law forms the basis of the legal systems of countries like the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many other countries. Code or civil law is body of law based on statute, not custom... . In civil law, judges apply principles embodied in statutes, or law codes, rather than turning to case precedent“ [Britannica Concise Encyclopedia]. Civil law forms the basis of the legal systems of countries like Gennany, Japan, Belgium, lt- aly, Spain and many other countries