List of national legal systems

Legal systems of the world

The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four basic systems: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations.[1] The science that studies law at the level of legal systems is called comparative law.

Both civil (also known as Roman) and common law systems can be considered the most widespread in the world: civil law because it is the most widespread by landmass and by population overall, and common law because it is employed by the greatest number of people compared to any single civil law system.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Legal Systems of the World" (PDF). Saint: Security Sector Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ Wood, Phillip (2007). Principles of International Insolvency. Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 9781847032102. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ Wood, Phillip (2008). Maps of World Financial Law:Law and practice of international finance series. Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 9781847033420. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ "English Common Law is the most widespread legal system in the world" (PDF). Sweet & Maxwell. November 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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