Judges are influenced by decisions made in similar cases, whether in civil law or in common law countries.无论是在罗马法系国家还是在普通法系国家，法官们都会受到类似案件已有判决的影响。You have a remedy in civil law.你可以求助于民法来解决。He is a learned jurist, who has written several books on civil law.他是个博学的法学家，著有好几本有关民事法的书。