Legal systems of mainland Southeast Asian states whose modern law was built on European civil codes, brought in through French influence in Laos and Cambodia and through a deliberate adoption of continental codes in Thailand. A legal system belongs here when its cited article describes the law of Thailand, Laos or Cambodia as a civil law system with codified private law. It excludes Southeast Asian states that follow the common law, which sit in the common law groups.
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Law of Cambodia (Wikipedia)
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Cambodia has a civil law legal system with legal codes, which were greatly influenced by France, to a lesser extent by Japan, and also adapted to Cambodian circumstances.
Law of Laos (Wikipedia)
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The major source of the law of Laos is legislation; it is a civil code jurisdiction.
Law of Thailand (Wikipedia)
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The laws of Thailand are based on the civil law, but have been influenced by common law (see also world legal systems).
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