Liberia's legal system is based on Anglo-American law and customary law, according to the comparative table in the Wikipedia article List of national legal systems. 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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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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Source Angie Brooks (Wikipedia)
Source Constitution of Liberia (Wikipedia)
Source Dessaline Harris - Wikipedia
Source Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Liberia, found in there.
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1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
In Legal Family: Common Law, Section: Common law
Liberia
View the SourceDessaline Harris - Wikipedia
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was a Liberian jurist and a member of the Supreme Cour
Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh (Wikipedia)
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is a Liberian jurist and politician who currently ser
Angie Brooks (Wikipedia)
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was a Liberian diplomat and jurist
Constitution of Liberia (Wikipedia)
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which came into force on 6 January 1986, replaced the Liberian Constitution of 1847, which had been in force sin
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