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LEGAL SYSTEMS. COMMON LAW CIVIL LAW THEOCRATIC LAW. COMMON LAW. A system based on tradition, precedent, custom and usage, and interpretation by the courts. CIVIL LAW. A system based on a detailed set of laws organized into legal code. THEOCRATIC LAW.
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LEGAL SYSTEMS • COMMON LAW • CIVIL LAW • THEOCRATIC LAW
COMMON LAW • A system based on tradition, precedent, custom and usage, and interpretation by the courts
CIVIL LAW • A system based on a detailed set of laws organized into legal code
THEOCRATIC LAW • A system based on religious doctrine, precepts, and beliefs
ISLAMIC LAW-SHARIAH • The Koran • The Sunnah • The writings of Islamic scholars • The consensus of Muslim legal communities
IMPACT of LAWS • National Laws affect local business for home & host country • National Laws affect cross-border business • International treaties affect some cross-border transactions