List of national legal systems on Eurth
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In the present, national legal systems on Eurth are commonly divided upon three categories: common law, civil law and religious law---or combinations of these. Many countries' legal systems are shaped by their unique histories, cultures and traditions.
List of national legal systems in Eurth
Civil Law
Common Law
Religious Law
Bijuridical/Mixed
Nation | Legal system | Details |
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Ateenia | Religious Law | The Ateenian legal system follows the religious law set by the temple of Unheim. |
Batsweda | Civil Law | Batsweda has based its legal system on civil law since independence in 1960. |
Cristina | Common Law | Major areas of law – particularly administrative law, contract law, equity and trust law, property law and tort law – are largely judge-made, though certain aspects have now been modified to some extent by statutes. However, other areas of law, such as criminal law, company law and family law, are almost completely statutory in nature. |
Derthalen | Mixed | The Derthaler legal systems are based upon the 'Basic Law' also known as the 'Ottoling Code'. Each state and independent city has their own legal code based off of it, though most of them use common law. |
Faramount | Civil Law | The Faramontese courts are infamous for their corruption, and most legal scholars describe the Faramontese legal system as one based primarily on bribery, not an organized legal scheme. |
Glimmera | Civil Law | The Glimmeran legal system do not allow a single case set a precedent. |
Great Xio | Mixed | Within Great Xio each of the different kingdoms and republic follow differing common laws with Dhiikala, Hōq'nuka, and Xio following a mix of common and religious law. Only Nanhong follows civic law. |
Limonaia | Civil Law | King Umberto I unified the regional laws into a single code of law for the whole kingdom in 1751. This was replaced by Marco II's Code of 1899. |
Littland | Civil Law | A code of law has existed since 1827 and has been updated regularly as time has passed, the latest version is from 2008. |
Mantella | Civil Law | Mantella has a three-tier court system comprising a Central Court, provincial courts, and county courts. Judicial affairs are handled by the Central Procurator's Office. Courts carry out legal procedures related to not only criminal and civil matters, but also political cases as well. |
Mauridiviah | Bijuridicial/Mixed | The Mauridivian legal system follows civil law most of the time but precedent can be set by courts in some cases. |
Oyus | Civil Law | The Oyusard legal system do not allow a single case set a precedent, but rather a series of them. |
Pentium | Common Law | Pentian Law is based off long standing precedent, during the process of a trial an appeal can be made to review the precedent to ensure it does it wrongly convict someone. |
Riadiya | Mixed | Riadiya has a hybrid legal system with characteristics deriving from both civil law and fiqh. It often bears a resemblance to common law in practice. |
United Republic | Common Law | See Laws of the United Republic |