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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > common law origins of criminal law

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common law origins of criminal law  

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  • There are four major legal traditions in the modern world: the common law, the civil law, the socialist law, and the religious law legal traditions. Although many other different legal traditions have existed throughout history, these four traditions are representative of the major legal traditions that have developed over the course of history. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Common Law Origins of Criminal Law]

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