[14] Contrary to common law tradition, in which judges play a prominent role in the development and reformation of law, professors are instrumental to legal reform and development in civil law tradition. (worldjusticeproject.org)
Speaking in generalities and conscious of the many exceptions to weaken the statement, for the most part, Wolters Kluwer comes from and is most comfortable in the European, multi-lingual, Civil Law tradition while Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis are happier in that of the English - speaking, Common Law world. (slaw.ca)
Afghanistan follows civil law tradition, but is heavily based on Islamic jurisprudence. (worldjusticeproject.org)