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Jurisdictions Using It

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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Era of Emergence
3000 BCE 1
Jurisdictions Using It

Afghanistan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Albania

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Andorra

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Angola

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Antigua and Barbuda

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Armenia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Australia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Autonomous communities of Spain

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Autonomous regions of Portugal

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Azerbaijan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Bahamas

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Bangladesh

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Barbados

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Belarus

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Belgium

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Belize

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Benin

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Bhutan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Bolivia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Botswana

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Burkina Faso

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Burundi

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cabo Verde

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cambodia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cameroon

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cantons of Switzerland

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Central African Republic

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Chad

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Chile

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Costa Rica

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cote d'Ivoire

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Croatia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Cuba

Jurisdictions Using It
2 entries

Cyprus

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Czech Republic

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Dominica

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Dominican Republic

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

England and Wales

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Estonia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Eswatini

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Fiji

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Finland

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

France

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

France, Austria, Netherlands

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Gabon

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Georgia (country)

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Germany

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Grenada

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Guatemala

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Guinea-Bissau

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Haiti

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Iceland

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Imperial China, Tang through Qing dynasties

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

India

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Indonesia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Ireland

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Jamaica

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Japan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Jersey

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Kenya

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Lagos State, Oyo State, Kwara State, Ogun State, Osun State

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Laos

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Lesotho

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Liberia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Libya

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Lithuania

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Luxembourg

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Malaysia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Malta

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Montenegro

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Mozambique

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Namibia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Nauru

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

New Zealand

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

North Korea

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

North Macedonia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Norway

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Ottoman Empire

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Pakistan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Panama

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Papua New Guinea

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

People's Republic of China

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Quebec, Canada

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Republic of India

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Republic of the Congo

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Rwanda

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Samoa

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Sao Tome and Principe

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Saudi Arabia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Singapore

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Slovakia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Somalia

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

South Africa

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Soviet Union, China, Cuba

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

State of Israel

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Thailand

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Timor-Leste

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Tonga

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Trinidad and Tobago

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Tuvalu

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Ukraine

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

United Kingdom

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

United States of America, federal system plus fifty states

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Uruguay

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Uzbekistan

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Vanuatu

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Venezuela

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Vietnam

Jurisdictions Using It
2 entries

Yemen

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry

Zimbabwe

Jurisdictions Using It
1 entry
Sources
1. Legal history (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLegal history, Ancient world section
Quote, Legal history, Ancient world section
Ancient Egyptian law, dating as far back as 3000 BC, was based on the concept of Ma'at, and was characterised by tradition, rhetorical speech, social equality and impartiality.
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International law (Wikipedia)
Contains: Public International Law, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Public International Law, Introduction
International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, legal customs and standards that states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generally do, obey in their mutual relations.
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