Codification finishes formation of the romano-German legal system as complete phenomenon.General characteristics of civil law legal system.The legal doctrine has special value.Continental European constitutions changed the government but not the state.Definition and overview of civil law system.History of appearance and development of the Roman-German legal family.1 Law system and its structure.2 Distinctive features of the system.3 Soubgroups in the civil law system.Consept of civil law system.