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Law of Sudan

Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems

The Supreme Court sits atop the court system of Sudan, and its decisions may be revised where the chief justice finds that an infringement of sharia law has taken place, reflecting the prominent role Islamic law plays in the judiciary of Sudan; the country has been described as a pioneer in the field of sharia application.

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Sudan, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)

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Legal-system family: Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems, following the CIA World Factbook and JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification.

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Source Chan Reec Madut (Wikipedia)
Source Nemat Abdullah Khair - Wikipedia
Source Central Intelligence Agency: Sudan, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Nemat Abdullah Khair - Wikipedia
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is a Sudanese judge of the Sudanese Supreme Court who
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Chan Reec Madut (Wikipedia)
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is a South Sudanese jurist who served as chief justice of t
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Central Intelligence Agency: Sudan, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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  • In Legal Family: Mixed Systems, Government: Legal system
    mixed system of Islamic law and English common law
  • In Group: Mixed and Pluralist Legal Systems of Africa, Government, Legal system
    mixed system of Islamic law and English common law
  • Includes: Supreme Court of Sudan, Government, legal system
    mixed system of Islamic law and English common law
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