英美法系,也称普通法系,是近代西方法制文明中与大陆法系(也称民法法系)并列存在的一种法律文化传统。英国居其先,因为英国是这一传统的开创者,美国居其后,因为美国是这一传统的最有影响力的继承者。不过,与观念保守的英国相比,美国是一个富于开拓和创新精神的国度,万事讲求实用高效,并没有什么“祖宗之法”非要恪守。反映到日常生活中,大多数美国人过起日子来比较随性,不像英国人那样,骨子里带着一股孤芳自赏的 The Anglo-American legal system, also known as the common law system, is a legal and cultural tradition that exists in parallel with the civil law system (also known as the civil law system) in the modern western legal system civilizations. The United Kingdom took the lead because Britain was the pioneer of this tradition and the United States came after it because the United States was the most influential successor to that tradition. However, the United States is a country full of pioneering and innovative ideas compared to the conservative Britain. Everything is practical and efficient, and there is no such thing as the principle of ancestors. Reflected in daily life, most Americans spend their days more casual, unlike the British people, with a bones of self-respect