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This dimension names every jurisdiction that actually uses a given legal system. Wikipedia notes that "some countries have a single legal system, while others may have multiple overlapping legal systems arising from distinct sources of sovereign authority." Browsing this way collects every jurisdiction that shares the same legal system.

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Primary Source of Law
Codified Statutes 1
Landmark Formation Year
1804 1
Burundi
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1. Civil law (legal system) (Wikipedia)
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  • Civil law (legal system), lead section
    civil law systems are characterized by their reliance on legal codes that function as the primary source of law.
  • Civil law (legal system), lead section, primary source sentence
    civil law systems are characterized by their reliance on legal codes that function as the primary source of law.
  • Civil law (legal system), lead section, codification dates sentence
    France's Napoleonic Code (1804) and Germany's Burgerliches Gesetzbuch (1900)
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