This dimension names the broader legal tradition that a specific legal system descends from. Wikipedia notes that modern scholarship has moved toward "an understanding of legal systems as drawing from multiple legal traditions or patterns" rather than fixed categories. Browsing this way traces a legal system back to the parent tradition it grew out of.
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1. Legal history (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLegal history, Ancient world sectionQuote, 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.
International law (Wikipedia)
Contains: Public International Law, IntroductionQuote, 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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