Legal systems of Himalayan, Pacific and nearby states that blend received law with strong customary or religious authority, including Nepal, Bhutan, Tuvalu and Samoa and the Tibetan dual system of religious and secular government. A legal system belongs here when its cited article describes the law of one of these places as mixed or dual. It excludes the common law states of the Pacific. Larger South Asian systems sit with the common law or religious law groups.
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Law of Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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The law of Bhutan originates in the semi-theocratic Tsa Yig legal code, and was heavily influenced through the twentieth century by English common law.
Law of Samoa (Wikipedia)
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The law of Samoa stems from two sources: English common law, as ultimately embodied in the Constitution of Samoa, and Samoan customary law, such as Faʻamatai.
Law of Tuvalu (Wikipedia)
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The Law of Tuvalu comprises the legislation voted into law by the Parliament of Tuvalu and statutory instruments that become law; certain acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (during the time Tuvalu was either a British protectorate or British colony); the common law; and customary law (particularly in relation to the ownership of land).
Tibetan dual system of government (Wikipedia)
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The Dual System of Government is the traditional diarchal political system of Tibetan peoples whereby the Desi (temporal ruler) coexists with the spiritual authority of the realm, usually unified under a third single ruler.
CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal system
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English common law and Hindu legal concepts
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