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Legal system World, in 36 editions.
The entry for World published Legal system in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Legal system in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Legal system” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
varies among each of the entities; 162 are parties to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
varies among each of the entities; 162 are parties to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
varies by individual country; 182 are parties to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court)
varies among each of the entities; 162 by individual country; 182 are parties to the United Nations
International Court of Justice (ICJ) (ICJ or World Court Court)
varies by individual country; 186 (note including Yugoslavia) are parties to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court)
varies by individual country; 182 186 (note including
Yugoslavia) are parties to the United Nations
Justice (ICJ or World Court)
varies by individual country; 186 (not including Yugoslavia) are parties to the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court)
varies by individual country; 186 (note (not including
Yugoslavia) are parties to the United Nations UN International Court of
(ICJ or World Court)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
varies by individual country; 186 (not including Yugoslavia) are parties to the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court)
varies by individual country; 186 (not including
Yugoslavia) are parties to the UN International Court of Justice
or World Court)
all members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia) plus Nauru and Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
varies by individual country; 186 (not includingall members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia) plus
Nauru and Switzerland are parties to the UN statute that established
the International Court of Justice (ICJ(ICJ) or World Court) Court
all members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia) plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
all members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia) plus
Nauru and
The same text in 3 editions, 2001 to 2003.
all members of the UN plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
all members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia) plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
The same text in 7 editions, 2004 to 2010.
all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
all members of the UN plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law);
- common law (including United States law);
- customary law;
- mixed or pluralistic law;
- and religious law (including Islamic law);
- an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including United States law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
The same text in 4 editions, 2015 to 2018.
- the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law);
- common law (including English and US law);
- customary law;
- mixed or pluralistic law;
- and religious law (including Islamic law);
- an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including United States English and US law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
The same text in 5 editions, 2019 to 2023.
- the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law);
- common law (including English and US law);
- customary law;
- mixed or pluralistic law;
- and religious law (including Islamic sharia law);
- an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including English and US law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic sharia law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- the legal systems of nearly all countries are modeled on elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law), common law (including English and US law), customary law, mixed or pluralistic law, and religious law (including Islamic sharia law);
- an additional type of legal system -- international law -- governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon on elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); law), common law (including English and US law); law), customary law; law, mixed or pluralistic law; law, and religious law (including Islamic sharia law); an additional type of legal system - -- international law - -- governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another
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Central Intelligence Agency. “World: Legal system.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/world/legal-system.