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It may be 2021, but some of the antiquated and downright bizarre laws that remain in place around the world (or that have recently been enacted) would make you think otherwise. From bans on what ...
Legal systems of the world. The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary 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. [1]
Strange laws, also called weird laws, dumb laws, futile laws, unusual laws, unnecessary laws, legal oddities, or legal curiosities, are laws that are perceived to be useless, humorous or obsolete, or are no longer applicable (in regard to current culture or modern law). A number of books and websites purport to list dumb laws.
World map by Canuckguy and others; UNESCO World Heritage map by NNW; The data sources are: University of Ottawa: JuriGlobe – World Legal Systems Research Group; Wikipedia: List of national legal systems; European legal systems map by Ain92 and others (which seems to be based on this map by C.Löser and others) World legal systems map by ...
Hong Kong Basic Law: April 4, 1990: Macau Basic Law: March 31, 1993: Niue Constitution Act: October 19, 1974: Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution: January 1, 1978: Constitution of Puerto Rico: July 25, 1952: Constitution of Sint Maarten: October 10, 2010: Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands: October 15, 2012
Out of 195 countries, 121 now have freedom of information or government transparency laws, according to FreedomInfo, a website run by George Washington University's National Security Archive and ...
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Plus, one recently passed law is one-upping them all by banning food bans! Check out the slideshow above to discover nine weird, funny and absurd but true food laws. More From Kitchen Daily: