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Question: A Comparison of the Courts: A Look at Current Day Jordan and Guyana’s Court Systems
Answer: Guyana and Jordan’s court systems are each interesting for their own reasons. Guyana, a country about the size of Idaho that borders the Atlantic Ocean between Suriname and Venezuela, has been a republic within the Commonwealth since it declared its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 (CIA Guyana). Its court system is based on English common law with splices of Roman-Dutch law. The country’s 1980 constitution established the judiciary as independent with the right of judicial review. In contrast, Jordan only has judicial review in a specially provided High Tribunal (CIA Jordan)....(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: Law
- Level: A-Level
- Year: Not applicable
- Mark: 68%
- Words: 539
- Date submitted: February 10, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 699
