governing law

基本解释

In the countries of continental Europe and those areas influenced by them, the governing law dates back to Roman law and is known as the civil law system.
在欧洲大陆国家和受它们影响的地区，目前适用的法律可追溯到罗马法，被称为大陆法系统。
The legislation organ of most countries adopts the way of express in choosing the law based on its greater transparency and the meaning of the choice of governing law may be easily ascertained.
由于明示选择透明度强，对当事人选择法律的意思表示容易确定，大多数国家的立法都采用明示选择法律的方式。
We should persist in studying law, applying law and governing law, combine legal education into ideological & ethics education.
要坚持学法和用法、普法和治理相结合；要坚持把法制教育和思想道德教育紧密结合起来；

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