1. Introduction In understanding your own country’s legal system, it can be beneficial to look at it from  an  outside perspect ive . In order to do this, one needs to attempt to let go of previous biases and teachings to become a more neutral observer.   Comparativists and legal academics have classified western legal cultures into two main legal families, Civil law and Common law (Siems, 2022, p. 50) The purpose of the  civil/common law divide is a s a tool to help comparativists navigate...