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Difference of Law Systems

Today my friends and I went to Wang that is a Chinese restaurant. We talked about difference of between British - America law system and Continental system. First our conversation was started talking about black belt of Taekwondo and an experience about Taekwondo in military. Then, Simon asked me if a person who has black belt hit someone, is it attempt murder or not in Korea. I have heard that is an attempt murder. After I answered him, I asked Scott "Scott Do you know there are two kind of law system in the earth?" "huh?" "British - American law system and Continental law system. Continental law system is Europe's system like France and Germany. These are different. He asked me what is different. "Hum... when a crime is happened, a judge finds cases and makes a decision in America right? But In our case, a judge finds a sentence that is in law book(Sentence is article and law book is a code of laws I didn't know these words) and he make a decision through a sentence." I had talked about the difference. "So do you think your system is better?" He asked me and I answered "No, Nobody can't judge what is better. It is just a difference." "No, Everybody can judge but, can't what is really better." "I understand what you mean." I answered. After lunch, While we were coming back to class, I said Scott "I want to suggest you read a book of the differences. Just that chapter. If you read that, you can recognize why social system is difference each countries. Law is a base of social, I think. So, It will be interested." He smiled. I said again "I know It is just to me. to me." Then we seperated.