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            It's the Law Episodes Episode guide
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            Religious Legal Systems
How religious laws are all bound up with the notion of God and of doing God's will
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            Socialist Law
How socialist law developed and how Soviet law has upheld President Gorbachev's legitimacy
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            Far Eastern Systems
The legal systems of China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan – and their common origins
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            Civil Law
What is Civil Law, and why does the legal system of ancient Rome still matter?
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            Common Law
Discussion about common law, the legal system and miscarriages of justice