Major legal systems in the world

The application of legal system varies from country to country and is largely shaped by the unique history of a particular country. Generally, the most widespread legal systems in the world are the Civil Law, the Common Law and the Religious Law. This chapter discusses the general characteristics of...

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Main Author: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Current Law Journal 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/12/40387.pdf
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spelling iium-403872015-04-08T04:36:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/ Major legal systems in the world Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) The application of legal system varies from country to country and is largely shaped by the unique history of a particular country. Generally, the most widespread legal systems in the world are the Civil Law, the Common Law and the Religious Law. This chapter discusses the general characteristics of the above three major legal systems in the world. Malaysian Current Law Journal 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/12/40387.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2014) Major legal systems in the world. In: Malaysian Legal System. Malaysian Current Law Journal, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 57-78. ISBN 978-967-0748-71-9
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Major legal systems in the world
title Major legal systems in the world
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title_full_unstemmed Major legal systems in the world
title_short Major legal systems in the world
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40387/12/40387.pdf