This dimension groups legal systems by the era in which they originated. Wikipedia notes that legal systems vary widely "in their sources of law and the extent to which they are based on formal written law," differences that trace back to when and how each system first took shape. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare legal systems that arose in the same period.
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Primary Source of Law Landmark Formation Year 1980s
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1. Civil law (legal system) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCivil 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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