<P> The Law of Germany ( German : Recht Deutschlands ) , that being the modern German legal system ( German : Deutsche Rechtssystem ) , is a system of civil law which is founded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany , though many of the most important laws , for example most regulations of the civil code ( Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch , or BGB ) were developed prior to the 1949 constitution . It is composed of public law ( öffentliches Recht ) , which regulates the relations between a citizen / person and the state ( including criminal law ) or two bodies of the state and the private law ( Privatrecht ) which regulates the relations between two people or companies . It has been subject to a wide array of influences from Roman law , such as the Corpus Juris Civilis , to Napoleonic law , such as the Napoleonic Code . </P>
<P> The Law of Germany ( German : Recht Deutschlands ) , that being the modern German legal system ( German : Deutsche Rechtssystem ) , is a system of civil law which is founded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany , though many of the most important laws , for example most regulations of the civil code ( Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch , or BGB ) were developed prior to the 1949 constitution . It is composed of public law ( öffentliches Recht ) , which regulates the relations between a citizen / person and the state ( including criminal law ) or two bodies of the state and the private law ( Privatrecht ) which regulates the relations between two people or companies . It has been subject to a wide array of influences from Roman law , such as the Corpus Juris Civilis , to Napoleonic law , such as the Napoleonic Code . </P>
germany 's correctional system is based on what kind of law
germany 's correctional system is based on what kind of law
civil
civil