This page groups a legal system by where it sits within the wider family of legal systems that contains it. Wikipedia notes that legal systems are commonly divided into families such as "the civil law tradition, common law tradition, religious law systems, customary law systems, and mixed legal systems." Browsing this way moves between a legal system and the related traditions nearby.
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1. World Legal Systems, alphabetical index (JuriGlobe)
JuriGlobe World Legal Systems Research Group, University of OttawaWorld Legal Systems alphabetical index, South Africa rowQuote, World Legal Systems alphabetical index, South Africa row
SOUTH AFRICA Mixed Civil law/Common law
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