List of national legal systems
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![King John of England signs Magna Carta](/Images/godic/202501/05/Joao_sem_terra_assina_carta_Magna3706.jpg")
![Shamash (the Babylonian sun god) hands King Hammurabi a code of law](/Images/godic/202501/05/Milkau_Oberer_Teil_der_Stele_mit_dem_Text_von_Hammurapis_Gesetzescode_369-23706.png")
The contemporary legal systems of the world are generally based on one of four basic systems: civil law, common law, statutory law, religious law or combinations of these. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations.