The legal system of Sudan has passed through several distinct phases since independence. Its early post-independence courts were staffed largely by British-trained lawyers and judges working within a common law, precedent-based framework. In 1969 the government of Jaafar Nimeiry moved toward an Egyptian-style civil code, then repealed those codes in 1973 and reverted to common law, before pressure from the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1970s led toward Islamic legal frameworks. In September 1983 Nimeiry issued the September Laws, making sharia the law of the land, and each shift reflected the political priorities of the moment rather than a single consistent legal philosophy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The legal system of Sudan has evolved over time.
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mixed system of Islamic law and English common law
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