Socialist law

Socialist law is the official name of the legal system used in Communist states. It is based on the civil law system, with major modifications and additions from Marxist-Leninist ideology. While civil law systems have traditionally put great pains in defining the notion of private property, how it may be acquired, transferred, or lost, Socialist law systems provide for most property to be owned by the state or by agricultural co-operatives, and having special courts and laws for state enterprises.

Related Topics:
Legal system - Communist state - Civil law - Marxist-Leninist - State - Agricultural

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Prior to the end of the Cold War, Socialist Law was generally ranked among the major legal systems of the world. However, many contemporary observers no longer consider it to be such, due to similarities with the civil law system and the fact that it is no longer in widespread use (following the dismantling of most communist states).

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For more information on the Socialist Law of the Soviet Union and other similar countries, see Soviet Law. The rest of the present article deals with a case study of Socialist law in contemporary China.

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