The kind of law that is practised in Quebec. It is based on law from France and is different from the rest of Canada where the common law is practiced instead. Most of the civil law is found within a set of laws grouped together called the Civil Code of Quebec. Lawyers, judges, notaries etc. look to the  Civil Code of Quebec to find out what the law says. This is different from the common law where lawyers, judges, notaries etc. look first to past cases to find out what the law is instead.