ACCA Applied Skills · Corporate and Business Law (Global) · Business, political and legal systems
Zandria is a country whose courts decide disputes mainly by applying a comprehensive written code enacted by its legislature. Judges there look first to the code and treat earlier court decisions as persuasive illustrations rather than binding rules. Which type of legal system does Zandria have?
Zandria has a civil law system. Its courts primarily apply a comprehensive legislative code, and earlier judicial decisions are only persuasive, not binding. Common law systems instead rely heavily on binding precedent developed by judges, which is not the position described here.
- AA civil law systemCorrect
- BA common law system
- CA customary law system
- DA religious law system
Explanation
A civil law system is built on comprehensive codes enacted by the legislature, with judicial decisions generally non-binding. A common law system, by contrast, relies on binding judicial precedent developed by courts. Nothing in the facts points to custom or religion as the main source.
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