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Criminal legal systems can be loosely classified as either common, civil, Islamic or socialist law in nature. However, today many jurisdictions have adopted hybrid models that combine elements of various legal systems.
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Criminal justice systems can be loosely classified as either common, civil, Islamic or socialist law in nature. However, today many jurisdictions have adopted hybrid models that combine elements of various legal systems. Many of these systems share a common set of [[Core Values | core values]]. In addition, most criminal justice systems have adopted a [[Legality Principle | legality principle]]. Almost every criminal justice system is made of of similar [[Actors in the Criminal Justice System | actors]].
  
== Common Law ==
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==Country Pages==
===England===
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===United States===
 
  
== Civil Law ==
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*[[Afghanistan]]
===France===
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*[[Albania]]
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*[[Algeria]]
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*Andorra
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*Angola
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*Antigua and Barbuda
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*[[Argentina]]
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*Armenia
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*[[Australia]]
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*[[Austria]]
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*[[Azerbaijan]]
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*Bahamas, The
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*Bahrain
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*[[Bangladesh]]
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*Barbados
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*Belarus
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*[[Belgium]]
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*[[Belize]]
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*[[Benin]]
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*Bhutan
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*[[Bolivia]]
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*Bosnia and Herzegovina
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*[[Botswana]]
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*[[Brazil]]
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*[[Brunei]]
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*Bulgaria
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*[[Burkina Faso]]
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*[[Burundi]]
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*[[Cambodia]]
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*[[Cameroon]]
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*[[Canada]]
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*Cape Verde
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*[[République Centrafricaine|Central African Republic]]
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*[[Chad]]
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*[[Chile]]
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*[[China]]
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**[[Hong Kong]]
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**[[Taiwan]]
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*[[Colombia]]
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*[[Comoros]]
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*[[Congo, Democratic Republic of the]]
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*[[ République du Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)|Congo, Republic of the]]
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*[[Costa Rica]]
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*Croatia
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*[[Cuba]]
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*Cyprus
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*Czech Republic
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*Denmark
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*Djibouti
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*Dominica
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*[[Dominican Republic]]
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*East Timor
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*[[Ecuador]]
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*[[Egypt]]
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*[[El Salvador]]
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*[[Equatorial Guinea]]
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*[[Eritrea]]
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*Estonia
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*[[Ethiopia]]
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*Fiji
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*Finland
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*[[France]]
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**French Guiana
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**[[French Polynesia]]
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*[[Gabon]]
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*[[Gambia, The]]
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*[[Georgia]]
  
== Islamic Law ==
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== Socialist Systems ==
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*[[Germany]]
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*[[Ghana]]
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*Greece
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*Grenada
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*[[Guatemala]]
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*[[Guinea]]
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*[[Guinea-Bissau]]
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*Guyana
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*Haiti
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*[[Honduras]]
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*Hungary
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*Iceland
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*[[India]]
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*[[Indonesia]]
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*Iran
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*[[Iraq]]
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*[[Ireland]]
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*Israel
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*[[Italy]]
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*[[Côte d’Ivoire|Ivory Coast]]
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*[[Jamaica]]
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*[[Japan]]
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*Jordan
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*Kazakhstan
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*[[Kenya]]
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*Kiribati
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*Korea, North
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*[[South Korea|Korea, South]]
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*Kosovo
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*Kuwait
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*Kyrgyzstan
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*[[Laos]]
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*Latvia
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*[[Lebanon]]
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*[[Lesotho]]
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*[[Liberia]]
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*Libya
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*Liechtenstein
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*Lithuania
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*Luxembourg
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*Macedonia
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*[[Madagascar]]
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*[[Malawi]]
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*[[Malaysia]]
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*Maldives
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*[[Mali]]
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*Malta
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*Marshall Islands
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*[[Mauritania]]
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*[[Mauritius]]
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*[[Mexico]]
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*Micronesia
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*[[Moldova]]
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*Monaco
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*[[Mongolia]]
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*Montenegro 
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*[[Morocco]]
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*Mozambique
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*[[Myanmar]]
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*Namibia
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*Nauru
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*[[Nepal]]
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*[[Netherlands]]
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*New Zealand
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*[[Nicaragua]]
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*[[Niger]]
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*[[Nigeria]]
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*Norway
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*Oman
  
== Community-Based Justice ==
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*[[Pakistan]]
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*Palau
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*Palestine
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*Panama
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*Papua New Guinea
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*Paraguay
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*[[Peru]]
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*[[Philippines]]
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*[[Poland]]
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*Portugal
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*Qatar
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*[[Romania]]
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*[[Russia]]
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*[[Rwanda]]
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*Saint Kitts and Nevis
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*Saint Lucia
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*Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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*Samoa
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*San Marino
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*São Tomé and Príncipe
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*[[Saudi Arabia]]
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*[[Senegal]]
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*Serbia
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*[[Seychelles]]
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*Sierra Leone
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*[[Singapore]]
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*Slovakia
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*Slovenia
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*[[Solomon Islands]]
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*Somalia
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*[[South Africa]]
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*South Sudan
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*[[Spain]]
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*[[Sri Lanka]]
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*Sudan
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*Suriname
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*[[Swaziland]]
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*[[Sweden]]
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*[[Switzerland]]
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*[[Syria]]
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*Tajikistan
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*[[Tanzania]] 
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**[[Zanzibar]]
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*[[Thailand]]
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*[[Togo]]
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*Tonga
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*Trinidad and Tobago
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*[[Tunisia]]
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*[[Turkey]]
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*Turkmenistan
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*Tuvalu
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*[[Uganda]] 
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*[[Ukraine]]
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*United Arab Emirates
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*United Kingdom
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**[[England and Wales]]
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**Scotland
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*[[United States]]
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**Puerto Rico
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*Uruguay 
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*Uzbekistan
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*Vanuatu
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*[[Venezuela]]
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*[[Vietnam]] 
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*Yemen
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*Zambia
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*[[Zimbabwe]] 
  
==Core Values==
 
  
The criminal justice system:
 
  
* [[Core Value 1: Allows for safety, humanity and respect]]
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* [[Core Value 2: Not arbitrary and has checks and balances]]
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* [[Core Value 3: Accounts for individual differences]]
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{{Languages|Criminal Justice Systems Around the World}}
* [[Core Value 4: Embraces concepts of equality]]
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* [[Core Value 5: Is swift and communicates to detainees]]
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* [[Core Value 6: Embodies fairness]]
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* [[Core Value 7: Allows for openness and public oversight]]
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* [[Core Value 8: Uses proportionality and reflects the goals of reformation and rehabilitation]]
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See [[Legal Aid Systems and Supporting NGOs around the world]]

Revision as of 15:34, 18 July 2019

Criminal justice systems can be loosely classified as either common, civil, Islamic or socialist law in nature. However, today many jurisdictions have adopted hybrid models that combine elements of various legal systems. Many of these systems share a common set of core values. In addition, most criminal justice systems have adopted a legality principle. Almost every criminal justice system is made of of similar actors.

Country Pages


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We need your help

Can you assist the creation of a country-page? Email elearning@ibj.org.


See Legal Aid Systems and Supporting NGOs around the world