Criminal law is an act that is classed as an act of crime. In England we are tried by a number of agencies that work together to give punishment to criminals. These include the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the courts and the National Offender Management Service. These agencies are overseen by three government departments: the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office and the Attorney General's Office.
Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman law. The laws are written into a collection, codified and are not determined by judges. It is ultimately a group of legal ideas and systems derived from the Code of Justinian. It is a branch of common law dealing with disputes between individuals or organisations (an example being suing someone, becoming the plaintiff).
The differences between these are generally that with criminal law you can be put into prison or executed, whereas in civil law this cannot happen; theu usually reinburse the plaintiff. Also, with criminal law the burden of proof is on the state, whereas in civil law the burden of proof is with the plaintiff.
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