This dimension groups legal systems by the era in which they originated. Wikipedia notes that legal systems vary widely "in their sources of law and the extent to which they are based on formal written law," differences that trace back to when and how each system first took shape. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare legal systems that arose in the same period.
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Primary Source of Law 1870s
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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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