The primary source of law in a civil law system - code ( zákonník)- for example- the Civil Code in Slovakia, Code Civil in France!!! The primary source of law in a common law system- the opinion of judges ( = judicial opinion) as developed over the centuries ( also called case law- právo súdne práce, precedenčné právo) 1. Legislation- the sovereign ( nezávislá, zvrchovaná, najvyššia) power to make law lies with Parliament ( Parliament has the power to enact- prijať, revoke - zrušiť or alter- meniť = 2 ammend any law as it sees fit) - a draft of a proposed Act of Parliament is known as a Bill ( návrh zákona) - Bills are either public or private