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	ISDLS - Legal Systems 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The two principal legal systems in the world today are those of civil law and common law.
		Nevertheless, a judge in the civil law system is not legally bound by the previous decision of a higher court in an identical or similar case and is quite free to ignore the decision altogether.
		These include predictability of results, the desire to treat equally everyone who faces the same or similar legal problems, the advantages to be gained when an issue is decided that affects all subsequent cases and respect for the accumulated wisdom of lawyers and judges in the past.
	www.isdls.org /legal_systems_101.html (2087 words)

	Syllabi 2004-2005 B-KUL-C0L24B Anthropology of Legal Systems
		Legal anthropology is a subfield of social and cultural anthropology.
		Legal systems include for the purpose of the discussions : the codes and customs which have been devised as part of the cultural framework in societies and the law as it is practised both in settler societies (such as Australia, Africa, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and elsewhere) and in western societies.
		The purpose is to arrive at a better synthesis of the major presuppositions concerning the formation and the continuation of legal systems in different cultural settings, rural and urban, non-western and western.
	www.kuleuven.ac.be /onderwijs/aanbod2004/syllabi/C0L24BE.htm (546 words)

	Internet Censorship Around the World
		Legal systems around the world not only protect and guarantee these rights in the territorial context of the law, but also reinforce them through the signing of international treaties on the subject, where they agree to adapt their local legal systems to comply with these global treaties.
		These vague legal descriptions allow a semi-rigid system, as the Chilean one, to modernize itself as customs evolve; but for the law to be "fair" it is necessary that judges use their criteria, the wisdom that comes from experience, and the good judgement that should inspire the correct administration of justice.
		The legal system already contains laws that allow the prosecution of violations of the respect of personal reputations, and of behaviors that are against public morals and public order, such as the Law of Abuses of Publicity (Nº 16.643) and the Penal Code.
	www.isoc.org /inet2000/cdproceedings/8k/8k_4.htm (2066 words)

	MEXonline - Mexican Legal System Overview
		The origins of Mexico's legal system are both ancient and classical, based on the Greek, Roman and French legal systems, and the Mexican system shares more in common with other legal systems throughout the world (especially those in Latin America and most of continental Europe) than does the U.S. legal system.
		Another traditional distinction between the two systems which has not declined in significance over the years is the importance of and reliance on case law precedent (a principle known as stare decisis) in the U.S. at both state and federal levels, compared with the sparse use of the case law in Mexico.
		As in most legal systems, the general principle of freedom of contract between individuals and entities is the backbone of contract law in both countries.
	www.mexonline.com /lawreview.htm (3069 words)

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		WORLD FACTBOOK of CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS Cuba by Ray Michalowski Northern Arizona University This country report is one of many prepared for the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems under Bureau of Justice Statistics grant no. 90- BJ-CX-0002 to the State University of New York at Albany.
		The Cuban legal system is a composite of the three major stages of Cuban history.
		A central juridical assumption of this system is that no criminal case exists until an initial investigation (fase preparatoria) has demonstrated that a crime has been committed, and that a particular person is the probable offender.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/pub/ascii/wfbcjcub.txt (4035 words)

	Animal Aid : What Legal Rights For Animals?
		Legal systems around the world have, often over centuries, evolved complex rules set out in codes, statutes and/or common law to establish a comprehensive system of “rights” that protect the interests of humans as against each other.
		So, if the system decides that what would otherwise be deemed an abuse of an animal may in fact be of benefit to humans, then it will allow such abuse to outweigh the animal’s welfare interest.
		The treatment of animals as property by virtually every legal system as far as I am aware is the reason why the law can appear to produce perverse results when the interests of animals are dealt with by it.
	www.animalaid.org.uk /campaign/pride/legal.htm (818 words)

	Legal Systems of the World
		Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Historical Encyclopedia will be targeted at a lay audience, from the high school student, through the college undergraduate, to the lay businessperson needing some basic information.
		Legal Systems of the World will explore current structure and operation of legal and judicial systems around the world, placing those systems into their political, social/cultural, and historical contexts.
		Legal Concepts: A discussion of core paradigmatic concepts that shape the system, the perception of the actors within the system, and the perception of the system's constituents.
	www.polisci.wisc.edu /~kritzer/misc/lsw/prospectus.htm (1653 words)

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		WORLD FACTBOOK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS Germany by Alexis A. Aronowitz Netherlands Ministry of Justice This country report is one of many prepared for the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems under Grant No. 90-BJ-CX-0002 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics to the State University of New York at Albany.
		Legal reforms introduced the notion that general deterrence could never be used as a philosophical basis for individual punishment.
		While specific figures concerning the number of prosecuted cases which actually go to trial are unavailable, the variables which influence a prosecutor's decision are the nature of the offense, relationship between victim and offender, the presence of a confession, the degree of injury to the victim and the criminal record of the accused.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/pub/ascii/wfbcjger.txt (10146 words)

	LW 410 Comparative Legal Methods
		This course uses a comparative approach to study the three major legal systems of the world: the English common law system, the civil law system (and its branches) of continental Europe, and the Islamic legal system.
		These three systems are the foundation for the laws and legal systems of most of the world today, including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and east Asia.
		Emphasis is placed on the sources of law, the procedures for resolving legal disputes, and basic principles of civil and criminal justice.
	www.dean.usma.edu /law/lw410.htm (148 words)

	Legal Studies: Introduction to the Australian Legal System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Common law - forms the basis of the English legal system and is used in Australia as well as in most other former English colonies.
		It is described as an accusatorial system in contrast to the civil law legal system described above.
		In the common law legal system in Australia, two basic areas can be identified.
	www4.gu.edu.au /shr/sr01/mod01/sr01m01t05.htm (132 words)

	Public Policy and International Affairs Bibliography: Legal Issues - International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia,.
		Almost 400 entries cover the legal systems of every country, every U.S. state, and every province in Canada.
		Major legal principles and concepts that have historically been observed as common to all are also covered, as are international judicial bodies and political organizations that are quasilegal in nature.
	euphrates.wpunj.edu /faculty/Kearneyr/ppia_lawint.shtml (152 words)

	Legal Systems of the World: France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The overthrow of the monarchy in 1789 was a landmark in French and world history and set the stage for modern nationhood.
		The system has long been under-funded by the standards of other western European nations and judgeships have failed to keep pace with the growth in caseloads.
		Nevertheless, France is clearly moving toward a system of law that incorporates reciprocal checks and balances and a form of judicial review, and courts have been ingenious in adapting to current circumstances in spite of the mandate that they make no law.
	www.public.asu.edu /~mprovin/France.htm (5097 words)

	ASIL Insight--Advisory Opinions of the World Court on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons
		The Court also found that the request related to a legal question within the meaning of the ICJ Statute and the UN Charter and that there were no compelling reasons to refuse the request, even though the question put to it did not relate to a specific dispute and was couched in abstract terms.
		However, it held that the competence to address the legality of the use of nuclear weapons could not be deemed a necessary implication of the WHO Constitution in the light of the purposes member states had assigned to it.
		The ICJ explained that the logic of the UN Charter system demonstrates that the United Nations was invested with powers of general scope and that specialized agencies such as the WHO were invested with sectorial powers.
	www.asil.org /insights/insight6.htm (1552 words)

	CWC Exhibitions and Conferences
		Beginning with a general description of the constitutional and legal regimes that govern oil and gas, attendees will learn about the key principles of the laws and host government contracts that regulate oil and gas activities.
		After developing an understanding of the terms under which private organizations can conduct oil and gas development, the course will review the agreements that are entered into by private organizations for the joint development, processing and marketing of oil and gas.
		While the intention is to provide an understanding of the legal systems that govern world oil and gas activities, specific examples from various countries will be used to demonstrate relevant provisions and issues.
	www.thecwcgroup.com /train_detail_home.asp?TID=4 (237 words)

	Agribusiness in a Global Environment Lesson 9
		The legal systems of the world are so different and complex it is nearly impossible to explore the laws of each country individually.
		Common Law is based on tradition, past practices, and legal precedents set by the courts through interpretations of statutes, legal legislation, and past rulings.
		Code Law is based on a comprehensive system of written rules (codes) of law and is divided into commercial, civil, and criminal codes.
	www.ais.msstate.edu /age/lesson9/intro.html (442 words)

	ABC-CLIO
		Legal Systems of the World is the only comprehensive reference work that covers the legal systems of every nation on earth, every state in the Union, and every province of Canada.
		"...an up-to-date snapshot of the world's legal systems...The result is an impressive reference work that supplies concise information on national, subnational, general, and alternative legal systems operating today.
		Legal Systems presents an affordable, more readable hybrid for the general researcher.
	www.abc-clio.com /products/overview.aspx?productid=108766 (125 words)

	Criminal Justice: Comparative Legal Systems Course Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This course introduces students to the complex issues involved in comparing the various legal systems around the world today.
		Particular attention will be focused on the main legal families in terms of the structure and sources of their various laws and against the historical background in which these laws were formed.
		Students who qualify as handicapped under this act should notify the instructor at the beginning of the term so that reasonable accommodations can be made when warranted.
	www.canyoncollege.edu /cc/crim~jus/syllabus/cj428.htm (270 words)

	Intestate succession (from inheritance) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The legal systems of the world present a bewildering variety of intestacy laws, but they all have one feature in common: the intestate takers of the estate of a decedent are universally persons standing to him in a relation of kinship.
		In some systems the value of the property already owned by the beneficiary also enters into the calculation.
		The legal systems of the world have a great variety of laws on intestate inheritance, but the laws have one feature in common: those who receive the estate are necessarily persons having a kinship relation to the deceased.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=13096 (841 words)

	Law and Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		These parts analyze the extent to which the Comment recognizes a legal right to water, and highlights some policy aspects that are related to, and may affect, this right.
		It offers a combination of legal scholarship, lessons from experience, legal developments, and recent research on the many ways in which the application of law and the improvement of justice systems promote poverty reduction, economic development, and the rule of law.
		The World Bank Legal Review is produced by the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank in collaboration with the legal departments of the International Finance Corporation and the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency.
	www4.worldbank.org /legal (400 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Every country on earth, every state in the United States, and every province in Canada is covered, as are legal principles and concepts that have historically been observed as common to all.
		How a country's courts are organized, how its judges are appointed and approved, and the manner in which the judicial system is divided and administered receive considerable attention from each contributor.
		Each country essay concludes with an analysis and evaluation by the contributor of the comparative status of the nature, level, and extent of the autonomy and legitimacy of judicial institutions within the respective nation.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1576072312 (466 words)

	Legal system. The World Factbook. 2003
		primary basis is the Ethiopian legal code of 1957, with revisions; new civil, commercial, and penal codes have not yet been promulgated; also relies on customary and post-independence-enacted laws and, for civil cases involving Muslims, Sharia law
		in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
		federal court system introduced in 1971; all emirates except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ra's al Khaymah are not fully integrated into the federal system; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts
	www.bartleby.com /151/fields/49.html (3517 words)

	DUHAIME'S LEGAL MUSEUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Selected on merit only, these men and women have shaped the legal systems of the world by their actions, sacrifices, courage or ideas.
		legal lore and fancy from times and lands afar.
		In the meantime, though, we have decided to share what we have and let the world watch our growth and bear with our "construction" pains.
	www.duhaime.org /Law_museum/default.aspx (207 words)

	Comparative Legal Traditions in a Nutshell (2nd Ed) (Nutshell Series) : aspCafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America
		Legal Traditions of the World: Sustainable Diversity in Law
		It provides a sense of the complexity of history from Justinian to the great 19c civil codes of France and Germany and their areas of influence in Latin America etc, along with what these countries' systems have in common, and the convergence with Anglo notions in 20c.
	aspcafe.com /shop/product.aspx?asin=0314214747 (198 words)

	Additional Reading (from comparative law) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		trans., Major Legal Systems in the World To-day, 1968), a more up-to-date book originally devised for students, describes the problems and value of comparative law and provides information on civil, Socialist, common, and religious and traditional law, ending with a valuable bibliography.
		examination of comparative legal systems and of the relationships of the law to the social sciences.
		Natural law has been recognized since the ancient world to be a general body of rules of right conduct and justice common to all mankind.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=38913 (932 words)

	Jurisprudence & Legal Theory for Undergraduates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jurisprudence is a subject that requires a different approach from most of the other legal topics.
		It is the philosophy of law and the student is encouraged to look far beyond the actual structure of the legal systems of the world, and to consider instead, what law IS. There are few, if any, cases or statutes to learn, but there is much reading to be done.
		There is a set text that is essential to read, and students are advised to try to read the various jurisprudential texts in the original wherever possible.
	www.lawtutorsonline.co.uk /JurisprudenceLLB.htm (315 words)

	READER SERVICES PATHFINDER - INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH
		A substantive introduction to major legal systems of the world.
		A digest of major legal systems of countries in the world.
		Includes citations to legal periodical articles about international law, comparative law and the municipal law of all countries except the U.S. and British Commonwealth.
	www.aallnet.org /sis/ripssis/basic.html (867 words)

	The Convergence of Legal Systems in the 21st Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This volume considers the solutions adopted by different legal systems to resolve the problems of today's world.
		As we have started a new Millennium, it is therefore appropriate to focus on and to ascertain the similarities of the major legal systems in the world.
		Convergence of Legal Systems in the 21st Century Gabriël A Moens and Rodolphe Biffot 5
	www.copyright.net.au /law.html (513 words)

	Overseas Legal Links
		Legal Resources in UK and Ireland: Links to online legal resources, including free caselaw and an A to Z of by topic.
		New Zealand Legal System : Overview of the law in New Zealand.
		Legal systems of the world : University of Ottawa site outlining where different legal systems are found across the world.
	www.newcastle.edu.au /services/library/subject/law/internet-os.html (1270 words)

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