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  • 21Law of Singapore — The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system. Major areas of law – particularly administrative law, contract law, equity and trust law, property law and tort law – are largely judge made, though certain aspects have now …

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  • 22Law of South Africa — The Law of South Africa has a hybrid or mixed legal system, made of the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from its Dutch colonisers, a common law system from its English colonisers, and indigenous …

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  • 23law — noun 1 official rule/rules ⇨ See also ↑martial law ADJECTIVE ▪ administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, criminal, statute, etc …

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  • 24enact — en|act [ıˈnækt] v [T] 1.) formal to act in a play, story etc ▪ a drama enacted on a darkened stage 2.) law to make a proposal into a law ▪ Congress refused to enact the bill. >enactment n [U and C] …

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  • 25enact — en•act [[t]ɛnˈækt[/t]] v. t. 1) law to make into an act or statute: to enact a new tax law[/ex] 2) sbz to represent in or as if in a play or the like; act the part of • Etymology: 1375–1425 en•act′a•ble, adj. en•ac′tor, n …

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  • 26Law of the Russian Federation — The primary and fundamental statement of laws in the Russian Federation is the Constitution of the Russian Federation.Hierarchy of Laws Domestic Sources of LawSince its adoption in a 1993 referendum the Russian Constitution is considered to be… …

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  • 27Law of Australia — The law of Australia consists of the Australian common law (which is based on the English common law), federal laws enacted by the Parliament of Australia, and laws enacted by the Parliaments of the Australian states and territories. The most… …

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  • 28Law enforcement agency powers — A law enforcement agency (LEA) has powers, which other government subjects do not, to enable the LEA to undertake its responsibilities. These powers are generally in one of six forms: *Exemptions from laws *Intrusive powers, for search, seizure,… …

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  • 29Law of the Republic of Ireland — The Republic of Ireland has a common law legal system with a written constitution which provides for a parliamentary democracy based on the British parliamentary system albeit with a popularly elected president, representative democracy, a… …

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  • 30Law of Gibraltar — The law of Gibraltar is a combination of common law and statute, and is based heavily upon English law.The English Law (Application) Ordinance of 1962 stipulates that English common law will apply to Gibraltar unless overridden by Gibraltar law.… …

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