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    This document discusses three patterns of law that exist in legal systems around the world: civil law, common law, and religious law. It analyzes the key differences between civil and common law, such as civil law's emphasis on codes and common law's reliance on judicial precedent. It also notes that religious law remains influential in some societies, especially in family and inheritance matters.

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    University of California, Hastings College of Law

    From the SelectedWorks of Ugo Mattei

    December 1997

    Three Patterns of Law: Taxonomy and Change in the World's Legal System

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