Originally Posted by aka123

In common law the law per se is written; the common part is that how you apply it (based on previous sentences). And when you have a shit load of previous sentences, it gets worse every year (as you have even more sentences), and it loses its purpose; that is to make things predictable. And you need a lawyer, as you can't know the previous sentences just reading the law.

In civil law countries, the lawyers importance is much, much less. In US it seems that the outcome relies much on the skills of your lawyer. Is that fair? It's not; it is fucking unjust system.