• Legal sys in communist countries + dictatorships
Bureaucratic law
• Based on: officially established rules governing faith + practice of a particular religion
• Theocracy: country that applies religious law to civil + criminal conduct
Civil law
• Based on: codification of what is + is not permissible
• Originated in biblical times with Romans
• Reinforced by French Napoleonic code
• Judge determnes scope of evidence collected + presented
• Egypt’s legal sys – a blend of English common law, French Napoleonic code + Islamic Law
Common law
• Based on: wisdom of judges decisions on individual cases through legal
• Cases: create legal precedents
• Countries use common law:
US, Canada, AUC, India, NZ, Barbados, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Mlysia
