Legal Systems in Greater Meridon

In the present, Meridonian legal systems are commonly divided into three primary three categories: common law, civil law and religious law though there are some states that combine these systems. Below is a list of Meridonian nations by legal system.

List of national legal systems in Esquarium

  Civil law
  Common law
  Religious Law
  Bijuridical/mixed (civil and common law)
  Council Law

Nation	Legal system	Details
Datch Union	Council Law	The Datch Union use council law, similar to ancient tribal laws, but modernized for modern times. Emphasis is placed on rehabilitation over retribution.
Datchlia	Civil Law	Datchlia uses a Civil law system.
Diamante	Religious Law	The Diamnean legal system is subservient to the Septonate Brotherhood, and the legal code is derived from the tenets of Regio dela Verde. In terms of actual process, the Diamnean courts operate on a civil system to the greatest extent possible.
Dorado	Civil Law	Dorado uses a Civil Law system.
Göke	Civil Law	Göke uses a Civil Law system.
Illaria	Civil Law	Illaria uses a Civil Law system.
Lesser Verde	Common Law	The Lesser Verdean Confederacy makes use of the Common Law system both nationally, and on every one of the constituent islands.
Los Cuarzos	Common Law	The Cuarzan Confederacy uses the Common Law system nationally, and on the local level.
Murmusa	Civil Law	The Murmusan government uses the Civil legal system.
Plata	Civil Law	The Platan government makes use of the Civil legal system in its national courts.
Verde	Bijudicial	The Verdean legal system makes use of tenets of both civil and common law with the use of inquisitorial (rather than adversarial) courts and bench trials. However, it also makes use of legal precedent, statutory interpretation, and implied appeals.
Walakia	Civil Law	Walakia uses a Civil Law system.