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To nit a nit: Very broadly, there are five categories of legal systems. Common (as is in most of the US), Civil, Customary, Muslim, and Jewish. Every nation is a unique blend of them, of course.

The wiki article is actually a good dive into how people govern themselves, and the map is really cool too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_legal_systems




TIL the ocean is under Jewish law




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