Pakistani law is the law and legal system of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is built on the legal system Britain established in colonial India, and traces ultimately to the common law of England and Wales.
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Origin Year1947 is the year the Dominion of Pakistan was established and inherited the laws of British India; the source gives no formal origin year for Pakistani law itself, which rests on older British Indian law. Example Jurisdictions Primary Source of LawLegal system of British India, ultimately the common law of England and Wales 2 Classification
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In Legal System
Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.
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Source Wikidata: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Pakistan
Pakistani law is based upon the legal system of British India; thus ultimately on the common law of England and WalesView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Law of Pakistan
Introduction, second sentence
Pakistani law is based upon the legal system of British India; thus ultimately on the common law of England and Wales.
History, first sentence
Following the establishment of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947, the laws of the erstwhile British Raj remained in force.
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The law of Pakistan is the law and legal system existing in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
View the SourceWikidata: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Includes: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: اِفتِخار مُحَمّد چودهرى; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29...View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: Common Law and Sharia Law Hybrid Systems, Common law and sharia law table: Pakistan rowView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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