File talk:Map of the Legal systems of the world (en).png

Suggestions

The first and most obvious suggestion is that you should change the color of Louisiana to pink, like Quebec. Secondly, it may be more suitable to interpret the Civil legal systems of Eastern Europe, particularly the Russian legal system (as well as the Soviet Legal system which preceded it), as being derived from Byzantine law, as well as western European sources.

According to the wikipedia entry for Louisiana, "it is incorrect to equate the Louisiana Civil Code with the Napoleonic Code." One of these must be wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 101.182.111.16 (talk) 04:34, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

The colour of Louisiana is changed now. It was my mistake, thanks for the hint!.

For Eastern Europe: I've taken the information from the List of national legal systems. As example, Russia's entry is: "Civil Law system descendant from Roman Law through Byzantine tradition. Heavily influenced by German and Dutch norms in 1700–1800s. Socialist-style modification in 1900s, and Continental European Law influences since 1990s." So the case is pretty complicated, but the influence of German norms mowadays seems to be much stronger than the first Byzantine traditions.

According to the entry for the Napoleonic Code, "the state of Louisiana is unique in having a strong influence from Napoleonic Code and Spanish legal traditions on its civil code". --Chumwa (留言) 04:42, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Change the color of oceans, your map give the impression that they are ruled by Jewish law 176.116.143.116 23:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

The color for the Vatican seems incorrect -- common law and customary law? Should be civil law, or civil law and customary law, but not common law.--38.104.167.98 21:03, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

You're right: it's civil law. The map is corrected now. --Chumwa (留言) 14:01, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi!

Why is the USA not marked as civil law? --ExperiencedArticleFixer (留言) 14:47, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Here is the reason. --Chumwa (留言)

What's the symbol "D" means?

There's a "D" symbol on Taiwan, but I can't find this alphabet in the subcategories legend. --風痕影 (留言) 06:46, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

This was a leftover from the original German version, where "D"eutsches Recht is standing for "G"ermanic law. Thanks for the hint! --Chumwa (留言) 05:48, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Suggestion from Reddit

This map was just posted on the subreddit MapPorn (SFW) over on Reddit. One user wrote as comment:

It might be useful to break down a few other countries into subnational entities. Of the top of my head I know that Aceh, Indonesia uses Sharia while the rest of the country does not and I believe the same is true of some northern Nigerian states.

— u/stereobreadsticks

I thought I should post this here to relay the feedback back to the author.

Great map though. Thanks for your awesome work. --Frog23 (留言) 08:41, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Sri Lanka

Fairly sure Sri Lanka should be something else. Per source "An amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law" --91.103.41.1 07:55, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Canada & Indigenous legal traditions

Canada should be represented fully as a mixed system. Canadian courts are repeatedly showing how Indigenous legal systems function alongside Euro-Canadian ones. Much like how Québec's provincial/private law civil code must be engaged with as its own system, so too are courts dealing with systems like Anak Nu'at'en (Wet'suwet'en law), Ayookim Gitx̱san (Gitx̱san law), Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Wahkohtowin (nêhiyaw/Plains Cree law), and so on.

I recommend checking out the Law of Canada page to get a sense, and then I recommend that Canada outside of Québec be a mixed common law-customary law colour scheme with Québec being the triple common-civil-customary colouring.

(And yes, it is me doing much of the editing on that Law of Canada page, but I highly recommending seriously going through the sourced citations to get a fuller sense, especially if you are sceptical that Canada is truly that legally pluralistic)

--Danachos (留言) 09:44, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Channel Islands + Andorra?

What colour is the Channel Islands and Andorra supposed to be? They have a similar RGB to Common-Customary-Muslim law, but I don't see how that makes sense. In the case of the Channel Islands, I believe they practise Common Law, but I don't know enough about law to verify that.

-84.215.140.7 17:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Indonesia

Correction on the world map please? If yes, is indonesia possesses its own law regarding personal sharia? The world map says the letter p has 2 malaysia territory in it, one in tge west and other in the east. Cmiiw. 2404:8000:1027:F2A:281B:C44F:B0E7:B89F 08:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)