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195 jurisdictions indexed · 195 fully documented

The legal system of every country on earth, explained in one place.

Constitutions, court hierarchies, government authorities, procedures and forms — structured identically for every jurisdiction, written in plain language, and cited to the official source so you can verify anything you read.

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532
Authorities
697
Procedures
35
Documents
8

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Every country is classified by legal family. Filter to see how traditions are distributed, then open a jurisdiction to get its constitution, courts, regulators and procedures.

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jurisdiction portalLiberia — open jurisdiction portalSierra Leone — open jurisdiction portalBurkina Faso — open jurisdiction portalCentral African Republic — open jurisdiction portalRepublic of the Congo — open jurisdiction portalGabon — open jurisdiction portalEquatorial Guinea — open jurisdiction portalZambia — open jurisdiction portalMalawi — open jurisdiction portalMozambique — open jurisdiction portalEswatini — open jurisdiction portalAngola — open jurisdiction portalBurundi — open jurisdiction portalIsrael — open jurisdiction portalLebanon — open jurisdiction portalMadagascar — open jurisdiction portalPalestine — open jurisdiction portalGambia — open jurisdiction portalTunisia — open jurisdiction portalAlgeria — open jurisdiction portalJordan — open jurisdiction portalUnited Arab Emirates — open jurisdiction portalQatar — open jurisdiction portalKuwait — open jurisdiction portalIraq — open jurisdiction portalOman — open jurisdiction portalVanuatu — open jurisdiction 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jurisdiction portalLatvia — open jurisdiction portalEstonia — open jurisdiction portalGermany — open jurisdiction portalBulgaria — open jurisdiction portalGreece — open jurisdiction portalTurkey — open jurisdiction portalAlbania — open jurisdiction portalCroatia — open jurisdiction portalSwitzerland — open jurisdiction portalLuxembourg — open jurisdiction portalBelgium — open jurisdiction portalNetherlands — open jurisdiction portalPortugal — open jurisdiction portalSpain — open jurisdiction portalIreland — open jurisdiction portalSolomon Islands — open jurisdiction portalNew Zealand — open jurisdiction portalAustralia — open jurisdiction portalSri Lanka — open jurisdiction portalChina — open jurisdiction portalItaly — open jurisdiction portalDenmark — open jurisdiction portalUnited Kingdom — open jurisdiction portalIceland — open jurisdiction portalAzerbaijan — open jurisdiction portalGeorgia — open jurisdiction portalPhilippines — open jurisdiction portalMalaysia — open jurisdiction portalBrunei — open jurisdiction portalSlovenia — open jurisdiction portalFinland — open jurisdiction portalSlovakia — open jurisdiction portalCzechia — open jurisdiction portalEritrea — open jurisdiction portalJapan — open jurisdiction portalParaguay — open jurisdiction portalYemen — open jurisdiction portalSaudi Arabia — open jurisdiction portalCyprus — open jurisdiction portalMorocco — open jurisdiction portalEgypt — open jurisdiction portalLibya — open jurisdiction portalEthiopia — open jurisdiction portalDjibouti — open jurisdiction portalUganda — open jurisdiction portalRwanda — open jurisdiction portalBosnia and Herzegovina — open jurisdiction portalNorth Macedonia — open jurisdiction portalSerbia — open jurisdiction portalMontenegro — open jurisdiction portalTrinidad and Tobago — open jurisdiction portalSouth Sudan — open jurisdiction portalAndorra — open jurisdiction portalAntigua and Barbuda — open jurisdiction portalBahrain — open jurisdiction portalBarbados — open jurisdiction portalCape Verde — open jurisdiction portalComoros — open jurisdiction portalDominica — open jurisdiction portalGrenada — open jurisdiction portalHoly See (Vatican City) — open jurisdiction portalKiribati — open jurisdiction portalLiechtenstein — open jurisdiction portalMaldives — open jurisdiction portalMalta — open jurisdiction portalMarshall Islands — open jurisdiction portalMauritius — open jurisdiction portalMicronesia — open jurisdiction portalMonaco — open jurisdiction portalNauru — open jurisdiction portalPalau — open jurisdiction portalSaint Kitts and Nevis — open jurisdiction portalSaint Lucia — open jurisdiction portalSaint Vincent and the Grenadines — open jurisdiction portalSamoa — open jurisdiction portalSan Marino — open jurisdiction portalSeychelles — open jurisdiction portalSingapore — open jurisdiction portalSão Tomé and Príncipe — open jurisdiction portalTonga — open jurisdiction portalTuvalu — open jurisdiction portal

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What is inside a jurisdiction

The same fifteen sections, for every country

Comparison only works if the structure is identical. Each portal follows the same outline, so moving from Germany to Japan does not mean relearning where to look.

Constitution & legal family

The founding instrument, how it is amended, what the courts may review, and which tradition the system belongs to.

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Court hierarchy

Every tier named, what it hears, how judges are appointed, and exactly where an appeal travels next.

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Government & regulators

Ministries, agencies, ombudsman offices and enforcement bodies with contact routes and response times.

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Procedures

Step-by-step walkthroughs for the things people actually need to do, with deadlines and costs.

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Forms & filing guides

Official forms explained field by field, with a link to the authority that issues them, plus checklists you can download.

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Topic-by-topic law

Employment, housing, family, tax, immigration and more, each traced through the local statute.

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Constitutional Law

The supreme rules that create the state, allocate power between its branches and guarantee fundamental rights.

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Criminal Law

Conduct the state prohibits, the punishments attached and the safeguards owed to an accused person.

procedure

Civil Procedure

How private disputes are filed, evidenced, heard, appealed and enforced.

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Property & Land

Ownership, registration, tenancy, mortgages and the limits public authorities place on land use.

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Family Law

Marriage, partnership, divorce, children, maintenance and succession within families.

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Employment & Labour

Contracts of employment, dismissal protection, working time, pay and collective bargaining.

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Immigration & Nationality

Entry, residence, work authorisation, asylum, citizenship and removal.

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Business & Corporate

Company formation, governance, directors' duties, insolvency and competition rules.

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Tax Law

Income, corporate, consumption and capital taxes, plus filing duties and dispute routes.

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How much notice must my employer give me in Germany?

In Germany the statutory minimum is set by § 622 BGB and scales with your length of service — four weeks to the fifteenth or the end of a calendar month during the first two years, rising in steps to seven months after twenty years.

Your contract or an applicable collective agreement may give you longer, and it cannot give you less. Dismissal protection under the Kündigungsschutzgesetz applies separately once you have six months service in an establishment with more than ten employees.

§ 622 BGBKSchG § 1Germany · Employment

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Why you can rely on this

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Sources cited per jurisdiction
4–12 official portals
Review cadence
Quarterly, or on legal change
Correction turnaround
Reviewed within 5 working days
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