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The legal system in Country J is a common law system

The legal system in Country K is a civil law system

One true statement about the legal systems in Country J and Country K is that_______________:

a. the legal system in Country J is based on Roman law, which was codified to simplify the law and to eliminate disputes as to what the law is

b. each court in Country J is generally bound to adhere to its own precedents and to the precedents established by higher courts in the same jurisdiction

c. the legal system in Country K consists of an unwritten body of general principles and rules of law developed and followed by the courts

d. courts in Country K are required to follow the general rule known as the doctrine of stare decisis.