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Judicial Systems Around the World
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United States
Common Law System - Judges have an active role in shaping laws through their decisions.
Saudi Arabia
Islamic Law System - The legal system is based on Islamic Sharia law, which includes the Quran and the Hadith.
France
Civil Law System - It relies on comprehensive statutes and codes as primary sources of law.
Canada
Mixed System - Uses common law everywhere except in Quebec, where civil law predominates.
Japan
Mixed System - Primarily a civil law system but incorporates features of the common law system.
Australia
Common Law System - Emphasizes the role of judges in interpreting and applying the law.
Russian Federation
Civil Law System - Codified laws with an inquisitorial court process.
India
Common Law System - Based on customary law, legislative statutes, and judicial precedents.
Germany
Civil Law System - Characterized by the systematic collection of laws that codify core principles.
Mexico
Mixed System - Combines civil law traditions with elements of common law in certain areas.
China
Civil Law System - Heavily influenced by the socialist legal system and continues to evolve.
South Africa
Mixed System - Integrates civil law, common law, customary law and religious law.
Brazil
Civil Law System - Has a Federal Constitution, with laws that must comply with constitutional principles.
United Kingdom
Common Law System - Relies on case law and judicial precedents set by the higher courts.
Iran
Islamic Law System - Consists primarily of Sharia law, with elements of civil law code.
Norway
Civil Law System - Based on written laws passed by the legislature.
Nigeria
Mixed Law System - Combines elements of English common law, customary law, and Islamic law.
Italy
Civil Law System - Relies on comprehensive legal codes that outline all matters capable of being brought before a court.
Netherlands
Civil Law System - Legal system is based on Dutch Civil Code, and heavily influenced by Roman-Dutch laws.
Egypt
Mixed Law System - Combines elements of Islamic Sharia, Napoleonic code, civil and common law traditions.
Sweden
Civil Law System - Known for its emphasis on statutory law and the principle of public access to official records.
Ghana
Mixed Legal System - Combines the influences of the English common law, customary (traditional) law and the constitutional law.
Argentina
Civil Law System - Based on the Spanish legal tradition and the Napoleonic Code.
Turkey
Civil Law System - Heavily influenced by Swiss, Italian and French legal systems post-1926 reforms.
South Korea
Civil Law System - Influenced by the German and Japanese legal systems.
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