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legal systems, religious - Coggle Diagram
legal systems
civil law
Examples
Most of EU
Quebec
Lousiana
most of South America
prediminates
statutes
constitution
codified laws (the basics)
Common law
Examples
The USA
The UK
Canada
Australia
Newe Zealand
predominates
case law
precedent = previous judicial decisions
codified laws = statutes (less common)
Mixed/hybrid systems
examples
Japan
Civil+ Customary
Louisiana
Common+Civil
The Phillipines
civil+common+customary
customary law
predominates
tradition
customs
coutries
Nigeria
Andorra
Guernsey
religious
examples
Saudia Arabia
UAE
Vatican
Israel
Iran
predominates
Quran
the Bible
religious tenets
religious texts
overrules the laws enacted by the government