Continental legal system is the direct outcome of the Roman civil law as compiled and codified under Justinian in the sixth century A.D. It spread in EuropeEurope Once the word came to be peculiarly associated with the transalpine formations of Latin Christianity, it became a cultural term as well as a geographic one. The word “European” merged with the word “Western” and there was a supposed “Western civilization” occupying the Atlantic region, colonizing the two continents and making contact with the Pacific. EU is a “union of states which lies between confederation and federation. Read more. and regions colonized by France and Spain.
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| STATES, GOVERNMENTS & CONSTITUTIONS | LITERATURE, LEGAL SYSTEM, LAWS AND AFFILIATIONS | BANKING, TAXATION AND TRADING | APEX JUDICIAL BODY AND THEIR DECISIONS |
| AFGHANISTAN | MuslimMuslim A community gathered around Muhammad (d. 632 CE) and confessed that Muhammad was the last of Prophets and he received Quran through Zibreel Farista from Allah. Hadith of Sahih Bukhari faithfully recorded the commands of Muhammad. He acknowledged the contribution of Jesus to the Abrahamic Religion. law 1. Quran | ||
| ALBANIA | Civil law | ||
| ALGERIA | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| ANDORRA | Customary law | ||
| ANGOLA | Civil law | ||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Common lawCommon law The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on court decisions rather than statutes passed by the legislature. | ||
| ARGENTINA | Civil law | ||
| ARMENIA | Civil law | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Common law | ||
| AUSTRIA | Civil law | ||
| AZERBAIJAN | Civil law | ||
| BAHAMAS | Common law | ||
| BAHRAIN | Muslim law/ Civil law / Common law /Customary law | ||
| BANGLADESH | Muslim law/ Common law | ||
| BARBADOS | Common law | ||
| BELARUS | Civil law | ||
| BELGIUM | Civil law | ||
| BELIZE | Common law | ||
| BENIN | Civil law | ||
| BHUTAN | Customary law/ Common law | ||
| BOLIVIE | Civil law | ||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Civil law | ||
| BOTSWANA | Civil law/ Common law | ||
| BRAZIL | Civil law | ||
| BRUNEI | Muslim law/ Common law /Customary law | ||
| BULGARIA | Civil law | ||
| BURKINA FASO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| BURUNDI | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CAMBODIA | Civil law | ||
| CAMEROON | Civil law/ Common law /Customary law | ||
| CANADA | Common law (minus QUÉBEC : Civil law/Common law) | ||
| CAPE VERDE | Civil law | ||
| CENTRAL AFRICAAfrica Eastern Africa Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Réunion Rwanda Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Middle Africa Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé e Príncipe Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara Southern Africa Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Namibia South Africa Western Africa Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Islands Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Saint Helena Senegal Sierra Leone Togo REPUBLICRepublic Res publica. Having a head of the state. Pope is the head of the Vatican City state. The people execute their power through an Elected (direct/indirect) President. Political parties sponsored their presidential candidates. Indian president is a constitutional puppet under the ruling Cabinet. In the case of the appointment of Indian judges, presidential power is a vanishing point. | Civil law | ||
| CHAD | Mixed Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CHILE | Civil law | ||
| CHINA | Civil law/Customary law (minus HK : Common law / Customary law and MACAO : Civil law) | ||
| COLOMBIA | Civil law | ||
| COMOROS ISLANDS | Civil law /Muslim law | ||
| CONGO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| COSTA RICA | Civil law | ||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CROATIA | Civil law | ||
| CUBA | Civil law | ||
| CYPRUS | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Civil law | ||
| DENMARK | Civil law | ||
| DJIBOUTI | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| DOMINICA | Common law | ||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Civil law | ||
| ECUADOR | Civil law | ||
| EGYPT | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| EL SALVADOR | Civil law | ||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| ERITREA | Civil law/Customary law/Muslim law | ||
| ESTONIA | Civil law | ||
| ETHIOPIA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| FIJI ISLANDS | Common law | ||
| FINLAND | Civil law | ||
| FRANCE | Civil law | ||
| GABON | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GAMBIA | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| GEORGIA | Civil law | ||
| GERMANY | Civil law | ||
| GHANA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| GREECE | Civil law | ||
| GRENADA | Common law | ||
| GUATEMALA | Civil law | ||
| GUINEA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GUYANA | Common law/Civil law | ||
| HAITI | Civil law | ||
| HONDURAS | Civil law | ||
| HUNGARY | Civil law | ||
| ICELAND | Civil law | ||
| INDIAIndia Bharat Varsha (Jambu Dvipa) is the name of this land mass. The people of this land are Sanatan Dharmin and they always defeated invaders. Indra (10000 yrs) was the oldest deified King of this land. Manu's jurisprudence enlitened this land. Vedas have been the civilizational literature of this land. Guiding principles of this land are : सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः । Read more | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law/HinduHindu A geographical name given by non-Hindus, who came to visit Bharatvarsha (Hindusthan). Sanatan Dharma is the actual Dharmic tradition of the Hindus. People who live in Hindusthan are Hindu, whether they Follow Islam, Chris, Buddha, Mahavira, or Nanaka. In this way, Tribals are also Hindu. LawLaw Positive command of sovereign or divine. One can be ruled either by a Statute, a Statue, or a Statement. Legislation is the rule-making process by a political or religious organisation. Physics governs natural law. Logical thinking is a sign of a healthy brain function. Dharma is eternal for Sanatanis. Coded | ||
| INDONESIA | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| IRAN | Muslim law/Civil law/Decree From Supreme Leader Khomeini | ||
| IRAQ | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| IRELAND | Common law | ||
| ISRAËL | Civil law/Common law /JewishJew “Being Jewish” is very important and not forgetting the Holocaust is religion over Halakha. Israeli Jews are divided into Haredi (Orthodox), Dati (reformed), Masorti (Conservative/traditional) or Hiloni (secular), nonetheless, their ethnoreligious identity was possibly originated in ancient Egypt and modified in Babylone. In their Synagogue, they read the Torah and pray for the coming of the Messiah, who would build global 'Israel', through which the Divine and Human would meet forever. law/ | ||
| ITALY | Civil law | ||
| JAMAICA | Common law | ||
| JAPAN | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| JORDAN | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | Civil law | ||
| KENYA | Common law/Customary law /Muslim law | ||
| KIRIBATI | Common law | ||
| KUWAIT | Muslim law/Civil law/Customary law | ||
| KYRGYZSTAN | Civil law | ||
| LAOS | Civil law | ||
| LATVIA | Civil law | ||
| LEBANON | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| LESOTHO | Common law/Civil law/Customary law | ||
| LIBERIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| LIBYA | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Civil law | ||
| LITHUANIA | Civil law | ||
| LUXEMBOURG | Civil law | ||
| MACEDONIA (FYROM) | Civil law | ||
| MADAGASCAR | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| MALAWI | Common law/Customary law | ||
| MALAYSIA | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| MALDIVES, ISLANDS | Muslim law | ||
| MALI | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| MALTA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Common law | ||
| MAURITANIA | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| MAURITIUS ISLANDS | Civil law/Common law | ||
| MEXICO | Civil law | ||
| MICRONESIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| MOLDAVIA | Civil law | ||
| MONACO | Civil law | ||
| MONGOLIA | Customary law/Civil law | ||
| MONTENEGRO | Civil law | ||
| MOROCCO | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| MOZAMBIQUE | Customary law/ Civil law | ||
| MYANMAR | Common law/Customary law | ||
| NAMIBIA | Common law/Civil law | ||
| NAURU | Common law | ||
| NEPAL | Common law/Customary law | ||
| NETHERLANDS | Civil law | ||
| NEW-ZEALAND | Common law | ||
| NICARAGUA | Civil law | ||
| NIGER | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| NIGERIA | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| NORTH KOREA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| NORWAY | Civil law | ||
| OMAN | Muslim law/Customary law/Civil law | ||
| PAKISTAN | Muslim law/Common law | ||
| PALAU | Common law | ||
| PANAMA | Civil law | ||
| PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA | Customary law/Common law | ||
| PARAGUAY | Civil law | ||
| PERU | Civil law | ||
| PHILIPPINES | Common law/ Civil law | ||
| POLAND | Civil law | ||
| PORTUGAL | Civil law | ||
| QATAR | Muslim law/Civil law/ Common law/Customary law | ||
| ROUMANIA | Civil law | ||
| RUSSIA | Civil law | ||
| RWANDA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | Common law | ||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Common law | ||
| SAINT-LUCIA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| SAMOA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SAN MARINO | Civil law | ||
| SAO-TOMÉ-AND-PRINCIPE | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SAUDI ARABIA | Muslim law | ||
| SENEGAL | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SERBIA | Civil law | ||
| SEYCHELLES | Common law/Civil law | ||
| SIERRA LEONE | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SINGAPORE | Common law/Muslim law | ||
| SLOVAKIA | Civil law | ||
| SLOVENIA | Civil law | ||
| SOLOMON, ISLANDS | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SOMALIA | Muslim law/Civil law/ Common law/Customary law | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| SOUTH KOREA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SPAIN | Civil law | ||
| SRI LANKA | Civil law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| SUDAN | Muslim law/Common law | ||
| SURINAME | Civil law | ||
| SWAZILAND | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SWEDEN | Civil law | ||
| SWITZERLAND | Civil law | ||
| SYRIA | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| TAJIKISTAN | Civil law | ||
| TANZANIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| THAILAND | Civil law | ||
| TIMOR-LESTE | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| TOGO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| TONGA | Common law | ||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Common law | ||
| TUNISIA | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| TURKEY | Civil law | ||
| TURKMENISTAN | Civil law | ||
| TUVALU | Common law | ||
| UGANDA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| UKRAINE | Civil law | ||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | (minus SCOTLAND : Civil law / Common law and GUERNSEY and JERSEY : Customary law) 1. King James Bible 2. NATO | ||
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | (minus LOUISIANA : Civil law/Common law) 2. NATO | ||
| URUGUAY | Civil law | ||
| UZBEKISTAN | Civil law | ||
| VANUATU | Civil law/Customary law/Common law | ||
| VATICAN CITY | |||
| VENEZUELA | Civil law | ||
| VIETNAM | Civil law | ||
| YEMEN | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| ZAMBIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| ZIMBABWE | Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
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