I am an admirer of the common law system. Even if I am not an expert on this field, it seems to me that the common law system is far more efficient than the civil law one. I think this is because it is impossible that the legislator will be able to think all the possible cases which can occur from its abstract point of view and before the law has been put into practice. The possibility of “refining” a law according it to concrete cases seems to me a very powerful tool in order to improve the efficiency of the whole legal system and so of the whole socio-economical system.

Besides I often read comments of British people against EU in many blogs. One of the reason why these people are against EU is its civil law system. The conclusion they derive from this points (even if not only from it) is that the UK has to move away from the EU. I have already stated somewhere that I am supportive of the idea that UK citizens would be allowed to vote if they want or not to remain in the EU. But this is not my focus in this piece of blog.

My point here is that it would be better for EU as EU to adopt a common law system, even in the case one day the UK would leave us. I will also advocate the adoption of the common law system in my own country, Italy.

Anyway if the UK will remain in the EU and they will lead a battle for reforming EU in order to base it on a common law system, I will be supportive of such a campaign.