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*[[China]]   
 
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* Colombia
 
* Colombia
 
 
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* [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]
 
* [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]
 
* Ecuador
 
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* Ghana
 
* Ghana
 
* Guatemala
 
* Guatemala
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* Guinea
 
* Guinea
 
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*Iraq
 
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* Italy
 
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*Jamaica
 
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*New Zealand
 
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* Nigeria
 
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* North Korea
 
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* Serbia
 
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* [[South Africa]]
 
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*[[Sri Lanka]]
 
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Revision as of 17:48, 25 January 2011

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.

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