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| x Law of Canada | Common law | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues of...
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| x Law of the United States |
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Common law | United States Constitution | United States of America |
The law of the United States consists of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States. The Constitution sets out the...
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| x Law of Germany |
The modern German legal system is a system of law which is founded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, though many of the most important laws as for example most regulations of the civil code ...
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| x Law of Australia |
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Common law |
The law of Australia consists of the Australian common law (which is based on the English common law), federal laws enacted by the Parliament of Australia, and laws enacted by the Parliaments of the Australian states and territories. The most...
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| x Law of Bangladesh | Common law |
The Law of Bangladesh is primarily in accordance with the English legal system although since 1947, the legal scenario and the laws of Bangladesh have drifted far from the West owing to differences in socio-cultural values and religious guidelines....
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| x English law |
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Common law |
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana (as opposed to civil law or pluralist systems in use in other countries)....
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| x Law of the Republic of Ireland |
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Common law |
The law of the Republic of Ireland consists of constitutional, statute and common law. The highest law in the Republic is the Constitution of Ireland, from which all other law derives its authority. The Republic has a common-law legal system with a...
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| x Law of New Zealand |
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Common law |
The law of New Zealand can be found in several sources. The primary sources of New Zealand law are statutes enacted by the New Zealand Parliament and decisions of the New Zealand Courts. At a more fundamental level, the law of New Zealand is based...
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| x Law of Bermuda | Common law |
The law of Bermuda is based on the common law legal system of England and Wales.
The main categories of resident in Bermuda are:
As might be expected in a small jurisdiction, the best available resources are provided by a number of individuals and...
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| x Contemporary Welsh Law |
Contemporary Welsh Law is a term applied to the body of primary and secondary legislation generated by the National Assembly for Wales, according to devolved authority granted in the Government of Wales Act 2006. Each piece of Welsh legislation is...
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| x Courts of Denmark |
The Danish Supreme Court is the highest civil and criminal court responsible for the administration of justice in Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark, consisting of metropolitan Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, does not have a single unified...
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| x Courts of justice of Norway |
The structure of the Courts of Justice in Norway is pyramidic and hierarchic with the Supreme Court at the apex. The conciliation boards only hear certain types of civil cases. The District Courts are deemed to be the first instance of the Courts of...
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| x Icelandic law |
Law of Iceland during the Commonwealth (930-1262) was decided by the Althing.
Following the Gamli sáttmáli, Magnus VI of Norway introduced the law-code Járnsíða, which was itself superseded when existing laws were compiled in the Jónsbók by Jón...
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| x Judicial system of Finland |
Under the Constitution of Finland, everyone is entitled to have their case heard by a court or an authority appropriately and without undue delay. This is achieved through the judicial system of Finland.
The Finnish judicial system consists of
The...
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| x Judicial system of Sweden |
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The judicial system of Sweden consists of the law of Sweden and a number of government agencies tasked with upholding security and rule of law within the country. The activities of these agencies include police and law enforcement, prosecution,...
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| x Law of Armenia |
The law of Armenia is enforced by the Police Service. The right of return is specified in the law of Armenia under Article 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (1995), which provides that "[i]Individuals of Armenian origin shall acquire...
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| x Law of Azerbaijan |
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The legal system of Azerbaijan is based around civil law. As the country was a republic of the Soviet Union until 1991, its legal history has also been influenced heavily by socialist law.
The current Criminal Code of Azerbaijan came into force in...
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| x Law of Belgium |
The law of Belgium is very similar to that of neighboring France, with Belgium having adopted the Napoleonic code which governs French society. Belgian law also derives from the Constitution of Belgium and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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| x Law of Bulgaria |
Bulgarian law is a largely civil, as opposed to a common, law system, based on epitomes in the French and German systems. It still contains elements of Soviet legal thinking, atlhough these are now increasingly on the wane. This makes the approach...
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| x Law of Estonia |
According to the Constitution of Estonia (Estonian: ''Põhiseadus'') the supreme power of the state is vested in the people. The people exercise their supreme power of the state on the elections of the Riigikogu through citizens who have the right to...
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| x Law of France |
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In academic terms, French law can be divided into two main categories: private or judicial law ("droit privé") and public law ("droit public").
Judicial law includes, in particular:
Public law includes, in particular:
Together, in practical terms,...
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| x Law of Latvia |
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Latvian law is a part of a legal system of Latvia. It is largely civil, as opposed to a common, law system, based on epitomes in the German and French systems. The Latvian legal system is grounded on the principles laid out in the Constitution of...
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| x Law of Lithuania |
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Lithuanian law is a part of the legal system of Lithuania. It belongs to the civil law legal system, as opposed to the common law legal system. The legal system of Lithuania is based on epitomes of the French and German systems. The Lithuanian legal...
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| x Law of Poland |
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The Polish law, or legal system in Poland. has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codified. The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland. Poland is...
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| x Law of Spain |
The Law of Spain is the term used to describe the legislation which is in force in the Kingdom of Spain, which is understood to mean Spanish territory, Spanish waters, consulates and embassies, and ships flying the Spanish flag in international...
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| x Law of Ukraine |
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The legal system of Ukraine is based on the framework of civil law, and belongs to the Romano-Germanic legal tradition. The main source of legal information is codified law. Customary law and case law are not as common, though case law is often used...
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| x Legal system of the Republic of Turkey |
The basics of the legal system in the Republic of Turkey are laid out in Articles 138 to 160 of the 1982 Constitution. Civilian and military jurisdiction is separated. While military courts usually only try military personnel they can also try...
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| x Northern Ireland law |
Northern Ireland law refers to the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since Northern Ireland was established as a separate jurisdiction within the United Kingdom in 1921.
For the purposes of private international...
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| x Portuguese legal system |
The Portuguese legal system is a civil law or continental legal system, based on Roman law. It is similar to other civil law legal systems found in other European countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
Up to the end of the 19th century...
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| x Scots law |
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is considered a hybrid or mixed legal system as it traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. With English law and Northern Irish law it forms the legal system of the United Kingdom;...
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| x Swiss law |
Swiss law is a set of rules which constitutes the law in Switzerland. Swiss laws are identified by their number in the federal Systematische Rechtssammlung (abbreviated SR). The SR numbers are arranged topically and hierarchically. E.g. the initial...
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| x Law of Austria |
Austria in 2008 had 141 district courts (Bezirksgerichte) with civil jurisdiction. There were also 20 provincial courts (Landesgerichte) with civil and criminal jurisdiction and four higher provincial courts (Oberlandesgerichte) with criminal...
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| x Indian law |
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Law of India refers to the system of law in modern India. It is largely based on English common law because of the long period of British colonial influence during the period of the British Raj. Much of contemporary Indian law shows substantial...
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| x Israeli law |
Israeli law is a mixed legal system reflecting the diverse history of the territory of the State of Israel throughout the last hundred years (which was at various times prior to independence under Ottoman, then British sovereignty), as well as the...
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| x Law of Japan |
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Pre-Modern History
The early law of Japan is believed to be heavily influenced by Chinese law. Little is known about Japanese law prior to the seventh century, when the Ritsuryō was developed and codified. Before Chinese characters were adopted and...
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| x Judicial system of Iran |
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A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Shah, with further changes during the second Pahlavi era.
After the 1979 overthrow of the Pahlavi Dynasty by the Islamic Revolution,...
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| x Law of Afghanistan |
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The legal system of Afghanistan consists of Islamic, statutory and customary rules. It has developed over centuries and is currently changing in the context of the reconstruction of the Afghan state. The supreme law of the land is the Constitution...
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| x Law of Bahrain |
The Law of Bahrain is set out in its constitution. Several controversial laws have been passed in the history of the country. The State Security Law of 1974, for example, was used by the government to crush political unrest from 1974 until 2001....
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| x Law of Bhutan |
The law of Bhutan derives mainly from legislation and treaties. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution, laws were enacted by fiat of the King of Bhutan. The law of Bhutan originates in the semi-theocratic Tsa Yig legal code, and was heavily...
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| x Law of East Timor |
The law of East Timor is based on the laws of Indonesia, as was determined by the United Nations. While laws were originally published only in English, the government began enacting law solely in Portuguese in 2002. For this reason, East Timorese...
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| x Law of Indonesia |
Law of Indonesia is based on a civil law system, intermixed with customary law and the Roman Dutch law. Before the Dutch colonization in the sixteenth century, indigenous kingdoms ruled the archipelago independently with their own custom laws, known...
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| x Law of Iraq |
The Republic of Iraq's legal system is in a period of transition in light of the 2003 invasion that led to the fall of the Baath Party. Iraq does have a written constitution, as well as a civil, criminal and personal status law. In September 2008,...
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| x Law of Laos |
The criminal justice system is controlled by the party and the government. There are few legal restraints on the often arbitrary actions, including arrests, by the government, and dissent is handled by suppressing basic civil rights. Although the...
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| x Law of Malaysia |
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The law of Malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system. This was a direct result of the colonization of Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo by Britain between the early 19th century to 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of...
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| x Law of Pakistan |
The Law of Pakistan is the law and legal system existing in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistani law is based upon the legal system of British India; thus ultimately on the common law of England and Wales. Pakistan as an Islamic republic also...
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| x Law of Singapore |
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The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system. Major areas of law – particularly administrative law, contract law, equity and trust law, property law and tort law – are largely judge-made, though certain aspects have now...
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| x Law of Thailand |
The law of Thailand is based on the civil law, but has influence from common law (see also world legal systems).
The principle law sources in Thailand are:
The Constitution of Thailand is the supreme law of Thailand which prevails over other laws...
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| x South Korean law |
The legal system of South Korea is a civil law system that has its basis in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.
The South Korean legal system effectively dates from the introduction of the original Constitution of the Republic of Korea and...
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| x Florida |
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Florida (/ˈflɒrɪdə/) is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Florida...
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| x International |
International mostly means something (a company, language or organization) that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond...
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| x United States of America |
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The United States of America (also called the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America,...
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