Law, Corruption & Legal Systems
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8 Terms
FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
US law making it illegal for US companies/persons to bribe foreign officials abroad.
Legal system
Rules that regulate behavior, their enforcement, and the procedures for interpreting them.
Common law
Legal tradition based on precedent and case characteristics, where the judge is neutral.
Civil law (code law)
Legal system based on a written code where the judge gathers evidence.
Religious (theocratic) law
Law system based on the officially established rules of a particular religion.
Bureaucratic law
System where law is dictated by bureaucrats, lacking stability, consistency, or predictability.
Tribal / traditional law
System where the tribe governs most matters, national government intervening only in serious cases.
Rule of law
The assurance that a country is governed by the legal system in place.