Yes you are right, there more large streams in justice systems when including nations like China and systems like Islamic law. I should have specified my statement better. I was of course refering to the two main western lines of thought.

I agree on the differences of the US justice system to the Imperial (UK) system. You have a point there as well.

With respect to the French and the very popular French bashing. This is in contrast to your other comments. As if the US constitution was NOT written by revolutionaries and men who killed their politcial enemies (Brits and collaborators) or would sign a degree or ride out years later to kill some more natives. Lets face it, times in which such constitutions are written are always times of chaos and turmoil and this means the bad is present as well.

But maybe more importantly in this respect is that this French revolution of 1789 is TOO late. Most other European constitutions were already made by then. I was refering to the French systems of OLD. Meaning several hundred years before the 1789 French revolution and even as far back as Charles the Great (around 8th century AD).

But lets get back to sailing.