| Core vocabulary 1
legal system – правовая система
binding – обязательный к исполнению; обязывающий
bind (bound, bound) – обязать
common law – общее право; англо-саксонское право
religious law – религиозно-правовая система
civil law – романо-германское право; континентальное право
interpret law – толковать закон
enforce law – обеспечивать соблюдение закона
apply law – применять закон
| Legal system is defined as a system of binding principles used to interpret, enforce and apply laws while prosecuting offenders in criminal cases or imposing liability in civil cases, and deciding cases in the course of court hearing.
In general, legal systems around the world can be split between civil law jurisdictions, on the one hand, and systems using common law, on the other.
The term civil law, referring to a legal system, should not be confused with civil law as a group of legal subjects, as distinguished from criminal law or public law. A third type of legal system — still accepted by some countries in part, or even in whole — is religious law, based on scriptures and interpretations.
The specific system that a country follows is often determined by its history, its connection with countries abroad, and its adherence to international standards. The sources that jurisdictions recognise as binding are the defining features of legal systems.
scriptures – священные книги
adherence to international standards – приверженность международным нормам
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