Complex sentence: In contrast, in civil law jurisdictions, courts give the writings of law professors significant weight partly because civil law decisions traditionally were very brief, sometimes no more than a paragraph stating who wins and who loses.
Split into simpler sentences: In contrast, in civil law jurisdictions, the writings of law professors are given significant weight by courts. In part, this is because civil law decisions traditionally were very brief, sometimes no more than a paragraph stating who wins and who loses.