Yes, particularly legal systems that derive from Roman law (France, Spain, Italy) rely more heavily on this concept than those that derive from English Common law.
There's a saying I've heard somewhere, in England everything is allowed unless it is prohibited, in Germany everything is prohibited unless it is allowed and in France everything is allowed even if it is prohibited.
There's a saying I've heard somewhere, in England everything is allowed unless it is prohibited, in Germany everything is prohibited unless it is allowed and in France everything is allowed even if it is prohibited.